LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

permūtātiō

permūtātiō f (genitive permūtātiōnis)
Classical[pɛr.muːˈtaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[per.muˈtat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. change, alteration
  2. exchange, barter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepermūtātiōpermūtātiōnēs
genitivepermūtātiōnispermūtātiōnum
dativepermūtātiōnīpermūtātiōnibus
accusativepermūtātiōnempermūtātiōnēs
ablativepermūtātiōnepermūtātiōnibus
vocativepermūtātiōpermūtātiōnēs

permūtātĭo, ōnis, f. permuto.
I. A changing, altering, change, alteration: magna rerum, Cic. Sest. 34, 73: temporum, id. Par. 6, 3, 51; Amm. 15, 3, 7: defensionis, Quint. 5, 13, 41: vicissitudinum, Vulg. Sap. 7, 18.—
II. An interchanging, barter, exchanging, exchange: mercium, Tac. G. 5, 4: partim emptiones, partim permutationes, Cic. Pis. 21, 48: haec res permutationem non recipit, Dig. 30, 1, 51: rerum, ib. 19, 5, 5: captivorum, Eutr. 2, 25; Gai. Inst, 3, 141. —Of exchanging money, negotiating a bill of exchange, Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 4; id. Att. 5, 13, 2.—
B. A substitution.
1. In rhet., of one expression for another, permutation, Auct. Her. 4, 34, 46.—
2. Of one person for another: similis si permutatio detur, Juv. 6, 653.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin permūtātiō From permūtō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Italianpermutazione
  • Spanishpermutación
  • Frenchpermutation
  • Russianпермутация

Quick answers

What does permūtātiō mean in Latin?
permūtātiō, a noun, means “change, alteration; exchange, barter”.
What is the genitive of permūtātiō?
The genitive singular is permūtātiōnis. permūtātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce permūtātiō?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.muːˈtaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.muˈtat.t͡si.o].