LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst declension

coeuntēs litterae

coeuntēs litterae f pl (genitive coeuntium litterārum)
Classical[ko.eˈʊn.teːs ˈlɪt.tɛ.rae̯]Ecclesiastical[ko.eˈun.tes ˈlit.te.re]

Meaning

  1. the stopping of hiatus, the running together of words, synalepha

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—coeuntēs litterae
genitive—coeuntium litterārum
dative—coeuntibus litterīs
accusative—coeuntīs litterās
coeuntēs litterās
ablative—coeuntibus litterīs
vocative—coeuntēs litterae

Origins

coiēns (“assembling, copulating”) + littera (“letter”), literally copulating words.

Quick answers

What does coeuntēs litterae mean in Latin?
coeuntēs litterae, a noun, means “the stopping of hiatus, the running together of words, synalepha”.
What is the genitive of coeuntēs litterae?
The genitive singular is coeuntium litterārum. coeuntēs litterae is first declension.
How do you pronounce coeuntēs litterae?
In classical Latin, [ko.eˈʊn.teːs ˈlɪt.tɛ.rae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.eˈun.tes ˈlit.te.re].