LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

coāctus1

coāctus m (genitive coāctūs)
Classical[koˈaːk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈak.tus]

Meaning

  1. compulsion
  2. coercion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecoāctuscoāctūs
genitivecoāctūscoāctuum
dativecoāctuīcoāctibus
accusativecoāctumcoāctūs
ablativecoāctūcoāctibus
vocativecoāctuscoāctūs

cŏactus, ūs, m. cogo,
I. a forcing, constraint, compulsion (rare and only in abl. sing.): alterius magno coactu, * Lucr. 2, 273: coactu atque efflagitatu meo, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 75; 2, 2, 13, § 34: civitatis, Caes. B. G. 5, 27.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincoāctus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin cōgō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin coāctus From cōgō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verbfirst/second-declension participle
coāctus2
coāctus (feminine coācta, neuter coāctum)
Classical[koˈaːk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[koˈak.tus]

Meaning

  1. participleforced, compelled, having been forced
  2. participleurged, encouraged, having been encouraged
  3. participleassembled, brought together

cŏactus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. cogo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincoāctus

Latin agō Latin cōgō Latin coāctus Perfect passive participle of cōgō (“to force, compel”).

Descendants
  • Englishcoact
  • Italiancoatto

Quick answers

What does coāctus mean in Latin?
coāctus, a noun, means “compulsion; coercion”.
What is the genitive of coāctus?
The genitive singular is coāctūs. coāctus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce coāctus?
In classical Latin, [koˈaːk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koˈak.tus].
Where does coāctus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin coāctus.