convulsio

Latin

Etymology

convulsus, perfect passive participle of convellō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /konˈu̯ul.si.oː/, [kɔnˈu̯ʊɫ̪s̠ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈvul.si.o/, [koɱˈvulsio]

Noun

convulsiō f (genitive convulsiōnis); third declension

1. convulsion
2. (medicine) cramp, convulsion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	convulsiō	convulsiōnēs
genitive	convulsiōnis	convulsiōnum
dative	convulsiōnī	convulsiōnibus
accusative	convulsiōnem	convulsiōnēs
ablative	convulsiōne	convulsiōnibus
vocative	convulsiō	convulsiōnēs

References

• “convulsio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• convulsio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.