convulsio

Latin

Etymology

convulsus, perfect passive participle of convellō +‎ -tiō

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈu̯ul.si.oː/, [kɔnˈu̯ʊɫ̪s̠ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈvul.si.o/, [koɱˈvulsio]

Noun

convulsiō f (genitive convulsiōnis); third declension

convulsion
(medicine) cramp, convulsion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	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.

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