LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

conceptus

conceptus m (genitive conceptūs)

Meaning

  1. masculineconception
  2. masculineembryo, fetus
  3. masculinecistern
  4. masculineconcept, thought, notion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconceptusconceptūs
genitiveconceptūsconceptuum
dativeconceptuīconceptibus
accusativeconceptumconceptūs
ablativeconceptūconceptibus
vocativeconceptusconceptūs

conceptus, a, um, Part., from concipio.
conceptus, ūs, m. concipio.
I. A collecting, gathering: (Tiberis) novenorum conceptu dierum navigabilis, after the water had been stopped nine days, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 53.—
B. Concr., a collection, conflux: conceptus aquarum inertium vasti, Sen. Q. N. 5, 15, 1.—
II. A taking, catching: camini, i. e. a taking fire, Suet. Vit. 8.—
B. In partic.
1. A conceiving, pregnancy: hominum pecudumve, Cic. Div. 1, 42, 93; cf.: Caeli latu Terraeque conceptu generati editique, id. Tim. 11 med.: accelerant cochleae, Plin. 30, 14, 43, § 126.—
b. Transf., of plants, a budding, sprouting: conceptus id est germinatio, Plin. 17, 2, 2, § 13: satorum, id. 17, 18, 30, § 134.—
2. Concr., the fœtus: a se abigere, Suet. Dom. 22: leporis utero exemptus, Plin. 28, 19, 77, § 248. —
C. Trop., a conceiving in the mind; concr., a thought, purpose: animi, Firm. Math. 5, 12.

Origins

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

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō ▲ Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)calq. Latin concipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conceptus From concipiō (“to receive, catch”) + -tus (forms nouns from verbs, usually signifying the result of an action).

Descendants
  • Catalanconcepte
  • Italianconcetto
  • Englishconcettofrom Italian concetto
  • Frenchconcettofrom Italian concetto
  • Frenchconceptfrom Middle French concept
  • Englishconceptfrom Middle French concept
  • Portugueseconceito
  • Romanianconcept
  • Spanishconcepto
  • Friulianconcet

Quick answers

What does conceptus mean in Latin?
conceptus, a noun, means “conception; embryo, fetus; cistern”.
What is the genitive of conceptus?
The genitive singular is conceptūs. conceptus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does conceptus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin conceptus.