coniugatio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From coniugō + -tiō. In the grammatical sense, it is a calque of Ancient Greek συζυγίᾱ (suzugíā).

Pronunciation

Noun

coniugātiō f (genitive coniugātiōnis); third declension

  1. The act of combining, connecting or mixing together; mixture.
  2. The etymological relationship of words.
  3. (grammar) conjugation
  4. syllogism

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coniugātiō coniugātiōnēs
Genitive coniugātiōnis coniugātiōnum
Dative coniugātiōnī coniugātiōnibus
Accusative coniugātiōnem coniugātiōnēs
Ablative coniugātiōne coniugātiōnibus
Vocative coniugātiō coniugātiōnēs

Descendants

Further reading

  • coniugatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coniugatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • coniugatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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