conatio
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From cōnor (“I attempt, try”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /koːˈnaː.ti.oː/, [koːˈnäːt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /koˈnat.t͡si.o/, [koˈnät̪ː͡s̪io]
Noun edit
cōnātiō f (genitive cōnātiōnis); third declension
- The act of undertaking or endeavouring; effort, endeavour, attempt.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cōnātiō | cōnātiōnēs |
| Genitive | cōnātiōnis | cōnātiōnum |
| Dative | cōnātiōnī | cōnātiōnibus |
| Accusative | cōnātiōnem | cōnātiōnēs |
| Ablative | cōnātiōne | cōnātiōnibus |
| Vocative | cōnātiō | cōnātiōnēs |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “conatio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- conatio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- conatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.