LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

inversiō

inversiō f (genitive inversiōnis)
Classical[ɪnˈwɛr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[iɱˈvɛr.si.o]

Meaning

  1. inversion
    inversiō matricisretroverted uterus
  2. rhetoricironical inversion of meaning; allegory; transposition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinversiōinversiōnēs
genitiveinversiōnisinversiōnum
dativeinversiōnīinversiōnibus
accusativeinversiōneminversiōnēs
ablativeinversiōneinversiōnibus
vocativeinversiōinversiōnēs

inversĭo, ōnis, f. inverto,
I. an inversion.
I. Verborum, i. e. an ironical inversion of meaning, Cic. de Or. 2, 65. 261.—
II. An allegory, transl. of Gr. ἀλληγορία, Quint. 8, 6, 44.—
III. A transposition, i. q. ἀναστροφή (as quoque ego for ego quoque), Quint. 1, 5, 40.

Origins

inversus, perfect passive participle of invertō (“to invert”) + -tiō

Descendants
  • Englishinversion
  • Frenchinversion
  • Italianinversione
  • Portugueseinversão
  • Venetaninversion

In English words that came into English from inversiō

  • inversioninversiō

Quick answers

What does inversiō mean in Latin?
inversiō, a noun, means “inversion; ironical inversion of meaning; allegory”.
What is the genitive of inversiō?
The genitive singular is inversiōnis. inversiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce inversiō?
In classical Latin, [ɪnˈwɛr.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱˈvɛr.si.o].