coniunctus

coniunctus

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of coniungō (to bind together, connect), from con- (with, together) +‎ iungō (to join, unite). Possibly a doublet of cūnctus.

Participle

coniūnctus (feminine coniūncta, neuter coniūnctum, comparative coniūnctior, superlative coniūnctissimus, adverb coniūnctē or coniūnctim); first/second-declension participle

  1. perfect passive participle of coniungō
  2. united, connected; (of places) adjoining, contiguous, bordering upon, near
  3. (transferred sense, of time) connected with, contemporary, following
  4. (figurative)
    1. connected with, pertaining to; accordant or agreeing with, conformable to
    2. connected by marriage; married
    3. connected or united by relationship or friendship; allied, kindred, intimate, friendly
Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative coniūnctus coniūncta coniūnctum coniūnctī coniūnctae coniūncta
genitive coniūnctī coniūnctae coniūnctī coniūnctōrum coniūnctārum coniūnctōrum
dative coniūnctō coniūnctae coniūnctō coniūnctīs
accusative coniūnctum coniūnctam coniūnctum coniūnctōs coniūnctās coniūncta
ablative coniūnctō coniūnctā coniūnctō coniūnctīs
vocative coniūncte coniūncta coniūnctum coniūnctī coniūnctae coniūncta
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    From coniungō (to bind together, connect) + -tus (action noun suffix).

    Noun

    coniūnctus m (genitive coniūnctūs); fourth declension

    1. a connection, conjunction
    Inflection

    Fourth-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative coniūnctus coniūnctūs
    genitive coniūnctūs coniūnctuum
    dative coniūnctuī coniūnctibus
    accusative coniūnctum coniūnctūs
    ablative coniūnctū coniūnctibus
    vocative coniūnctus coniūnctūs

    References

    • coniunctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • conjunctus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press