LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

concentus

concentus m (genitive concentūs)
Classical[kɔŋˈkɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛn.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesinging, a blending of voices in harmony
    Simulque coeptus dies et concentu tubarum ac truci clamore aderant semisomnos in barbarosAnd as soon as the day broke, with a blare of the trumpets and a fierce yell they came upon the half-asleep barbariansc. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 4.25
  2. masculinemetonymicallya choir
  3. masculinea concordant acclamation of the people
  4. masculineconcord, agreement, unanimity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconcentusconcentūs
genitiveconcentūsconcentuum
dativeconcentuīconcentibus
accusativeconcentumconcentūs
ablativeconcentūconcentibus
vocativeconcentusconcentūs

concentus, ūs, m. concino,
I. sounds blending harmoniously together, symphony, harmony, harmonious music (class.).
I. Prop.
A. In gen.: ille sonus...qui acuta cum gravibus temperans varios aequabiliter concentus efficit, Cic. Rep. 6, 18, 18: concentum servare, id. Fin. 4, 27, 75: vocis lyraeque, Ov. M. 11, 11: avium, Cic. Leg. 1, 7, 21; Verg. G. 1, 422 (quoted in Quint. 5, 9, 16); cf.: et tepidum volucres concentibus aëra mulcent, Ov. F. 1, 155: tubarum ac cornuum, Liv. 9, 41, 17; Quint. 1, 10, 14; cf. signorum, id. 9, 4, 11 (al. congestu, id. 10, 7, 16; v. Spald., Wolf, and Zumpt, dub.): rauci, Stat. Th. 6, 227.—
2. Meton., of a choir singing in harmony, Cic. de Or. 3, 80, 196.—
B. In partic., a concordant acclamation of people in a theatre, Plin. Pan. 2, 6; 46, 2.—
II. Trop., concord, agreement, harmony, unanimity (also class.): quā ex conjunctione naturae et quasi concentu atque consensu, quam συμπάθειαν Graeci vocant, etc., Cic. Div. 2, 14, 34; cf. actionum, id. Off. 1, 40, 145; and: omnium doctrinarum, id. de Or. 3, 6, 21: virtutis, Tac. G. 3: omnium laudum, Plin. Pan. 4, 6: nunc age, quid nostrum concentnm dividat audi, * Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 31.—Of the harmony of colors, Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 91; and of the blending of sweet odors, Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 86 (Sillig, conceptum).

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂néti Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin concinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin concentus From concinō (“to sing together, harmonize”) + -tus.

Descendants
  • Italianconcento
  • Spanishconcento

Quick answers

What does concentus mean in Latin?
concentus, a noun, means “singing, a blending of voices in harmony; a choir; a concordant acclamation of the people”.
What is the genitive of concentus?
The genitive singular is concentūs. concentus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce concentus?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋˈkɛn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛn.tus].
Where does concentus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin concentus.