concubius

concubius

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin concumbō
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin concubius

    From concumbō (“lie with”) + -ius.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    concubius (feminine concubia, neuter concubium); first/second-declension adjective

    1. Of or belonging to lying in sleep
    2. Of or belonging to the time of sleep

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative concubius concubia concubium concubiī concubiae concubia
    genitive concubiī concubiae concubiī concubiōrum concubiārum concubiōrum
    dative concubiō concubiae concubiō concubiīs
    accusative concubium concubiam concubium concubiōs concubiās concubia
    ablative concubiō concubiā concubiō concubiīs
    vocative concubie concubia concubium concubiī concubiae concubia

    Derived terms

    References

    • “concubius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “concubius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “concubius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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