noun · femininethird declension
interspīrātiō
interspīrātiō f (genitive interspīrātiōnis)
Classical[ɪn.tɛr.spiːˈraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.ter.spiˈrat.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- a pause for breath, a catching of breath
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interspīrātiō | interspīrātiōnēs |
| genitive | interspīrātiōnis | interspīrātiōnum |
| dative | interspīrātiōnī | interspīrātiōnibus |
| accusative | interspīrātiōnem | interspīrātiōnēs |
| ablative | interspīrātiōne | interspīrātiōnibus |
| vocative | interspīrātiō | interspīrātiōnēs |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
interspīrātĭo, ōnis, f. interspiro,
I. a fetching of breath between (class.), Cic. de Or. 3, 44, 173; Plin. 23, 1, 18, § 29.—In plur.:
aequalibus interspirationibus uti, Cic. de Or. 3, 51 fin.Origins
Notionally from interspīrō + -tiō, but interspīrō is never attested in the sense "to catch one's breath". More appropriately analysed as inter- + spīrātiō.