contentio
Latin
Noun
contentiō f (genitive contentiōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | contentiō | contentiōnēs |
| Genitive | contentiōnis | contentiōnum |
| Dative | contentiōnī | contentiōnibus |
| Accusative | contentiōnem | contentiōnēs |
| Ablative | contentiōne | contentiōnibus |
| Vocative | contentiō | contentiōnēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: contenció, tençó
- English: contention
- French: contention, tenson
- Italian: contenzione, tenzone
- Occitan: tençon, tenson
- Old French: tençon
- Old Occitan: tensó, tensón
- Portuguese: contenção
- Romanian: contențiune
- Spanish: contención
References
- contentio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contentio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contentio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to exert oneself: contentionem adhibere
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: omni ope atque opera or omni virium contentione eniti, ut
- to be at variance with: in controversia (contentione) esse, versari
- to maintain a controversy with some one: controversiam (contentionem) habere cum aliquo
- it is a debated point whether... or..: in contentione ponitur, utrum...an
- pathetic address; emotional language: contentio (opp. sermo) (Off. 2. 48)
- raising, lowering the voice: contentio, remissio vocis
- party-strife: contentio partium (Phil. 5. 12. 32)
- to exert oneself: contentionem adhibere
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