conatio

Latin

Etymology

From cōnor (“I attempt, try”) +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /koːˈnaː.ti.oː/

Noun

cōnātiō f (genitive cōnātiōnis); third declension

The act of undertaking or endeavouring; effort, endeavour, attempt.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cōnātiō	cōnātiōnēs
Genitive	cōnātiōnis	cōnātiōnum
Dative	cōnātiōnī	cōnātiōnibus
Accusative	cōnātiōnem	cōnātiōnēs
Ablative	cōnātiōne	cōnātiōnibus
Vocative	cōnātiō	cōnātiōnēs

Descendants

English: conation
Italian: conazione

References

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, 1883–1887)
conatio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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