LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

perversiō

perversiō f (genitive perversiōnis)
Classical[pɛrˈwɛr.si.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈvɛr.si.o]

Meaning

  1. inversion
  2. perversion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeperversiōperversiōnēs
genitiveperversiōnisperversiōnum
dativeperversiōnīperversiōnibus
accusativeperversiōnemperversiōnēs
ablativeperversiōneperversiōnibus
vocativeperversiōperversiōnēs

perversĭo, ōnis, f. perverto,
I. a turning about, inversion; a wresting, perversion, Auct. Her. 4, 32, 44; Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 5.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin pervertō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perversiō From pervertō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanperversió
  • Frenchperversion
  • Italianperversione
  • Englishperversionfrom Middle English perversion
  • Occitanperversion
  • Portugueseperversão
  • Spanishperversión
  • Danishperversion
  • Indonesianperversifrom Dutch perversie
  • Finnishperversio

Quick answers

What does perversiō mean in Latin?
perversiō, a noun, means “inversion; perversion”.
What is the genitive of perversiō?
The genitive singular is perversiōnis. perversiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce perversiō?
In classical Latin, [pɛrˈwɛr.si.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [perˈvɛr.si.o].