LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

natātiō

natātiō f (genitive natātiōnis)
Classical[naˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[naˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. A swim, an instance of swimming.
  2. A place for swimming; swimming pool.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenatātiōnatātiōnēs
genitivenatātiōnisnatātiōnum
dativenatātiōnīnatātiōnibus
accusativenatātiōnemnatātiōnēs
ablativenatātiōnenatātiōnibus
vocativenatātiōnatātiōnēs

nătātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a swimming.
I. Lit.: habeant igitur sibi arma, sibi equos ... sibi pilam, sibi natationes atque cursus. * Cic. Sen. 16, 58: frigidae natationes, Cels. 3, 24 fin.—
II. Transf., a place for swimming, swimming - place, Cels. 3, 27, 1; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin natō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin natātiō From natō (“swim, float”) + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalannatació
  • Englishnatation
  • Frenchnatation
  • Italiannatazione
  • Portuguesenatação
  • Romaniannatație
  • Spanishnatación

Quick answers

What does natātiō mean in Latin?
natātiō, a noun, means “A swim, an instance of swimming.; A place for swimming; swimming pool.”.
What is the genitive of natātiō?
The genitive singular is natātiōnis. natātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce natātiō?
In classical Latin, [naˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [naˈtat.t͡si.o].