LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

amplexus

amplexus m (genitive amplexūs)
Classical[amˈpɫɛk.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[amˈplɛk.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculineclasp, embrace
  2. masculinea loving embrace, caress (mostly in the plural)
    ūna ministrārum solita est, Cadmēī, tuārumIt had been the habit of one of your serving-women, [daughter] of Cadmus, often to go under the embraces of your husband. (The daughter of Cadmus is Ino (mythology).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.553–554
  3. masculinecoil
  4. masculinecircumference

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamplexusamplexūs
genitiveamplexūsamplexuum
dativeamplexuīamplexibus
accusativeamplexumamplexūs
ablativeamplexūamplexibus
vocativeamplexusamplexūs

amplexus, a, um, Part. of amplector.
amplexus, ūs, m. amplector,
I. an embracing, encircling, surrounding (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. In gen.: amplexu terrarum, * Lucr. 5, 319: serpentis amplexu, * Cic. Div. 1, 36: exuit amplexus, my embrace, Ov. M. 9, 52: occupat (serpens) hos morsu, longis amplexibus illos, id. ib. 3, 48: oceanus, qui orbem terrarum amplexu finit, Liv. 36, 17; so Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 48; Stat. Th. 6, 255 al.—
II. Esp.
A. A loving embrace, caress (mostly in plur.): cum dabit amplexus atque oscula dulcia figet, Verg. A. 1, 687; Vulg. Prov. 7, 18: inter amplexus flevit, ib. Gen. 46, 29: aliquem impedire amplexu, Ov. M. 2, 433: dum petis amplexus, id. H. 14, 69 Ruhnk.; Sen. Thyest. 522; also: amplexu petere aliquem, Ov. M. 6, 605: longe fieri ab amplexibus, Vulg. Eccl. 3, 5: circumfusus amplexibus Tiberii sui, Vell. 2, 123: tenere aliquem amplexu, Tac. A. 12, 68: in amplexus alicujus ruere, id. ib. 16, 32: in amplexus ejus effusus, id. ib. 12, 47.—
B. Euphemist., Ov. M. 4, 184; Juv. 6, 64; Sil. 11, 399 Drak.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin amplexus From amplector + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishamplexus

Quick answers

What does amplexus mean in Latin?
amplexus, a noun, means “clasp, embrace; a loving embrace, caress (mostly in the plural); coil”.
What is the genitive of amplexus?
The genitive singular is amplexūs. amplexus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce amplexus?
In classical Latin, [amˈpɫɛk.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [amˈplɛk.sus].