inversiō
inversus, perfect passive participle of invertō (“to invert”) + -tiō
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈu̯er.si.oː/, [ɪnˈu̯ɛrs̠ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈver.si.o/, [iɱˈvɛrsio]
Noun
inversiō f (genitive inversiōnis); third declension
- inversion
- inversiō matricis ― retroverted uterus
- (rhetoric) ironical inversion of meaning; allegory; transposition
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | inversiō | inversiōnēs |
| Genitive | inversiōnis | inversiōnum |
| Dative | inversiōnī | inversiōnibus |
| Accusative | inversiōnem | inversiōnēs |
| Ablative | inversiōne | inversiōnibus |
| Vocative | inversiō | inversiōnēs |