LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

concubitus

concubitus m (genitive concubitūs)

Meaning

  1. masculinelying together
  2. masculinesexual intercourse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconcubitusconcubitūs
genitiveconcubitūsconcubituum
dativeconcubituīconcubitibus
accusativeconcubitumconcubitūs
ablativeconcubitūconcubitibus
vocativeconcubitusconcubitūs

concŭbĭtus, ūs, m. id..
I. A lying together; in gen. (very rare), for sleeping. Varr. L. L. 7, § 78 Müll.; at dinner, reclining, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 36.(cf. concubo, I.): dentium, a firm, close shutting together of the teeth, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 10; 3, 6.—Far more freq.,
II. Copulation, coition (in sing. and plur.): ficti (deorum) cum humano genere concubitus, Cic. N. D. 1, 16, 42; so Liv. 4, 2, 6; Ov. M. 4, 207; 6, 541 al.; * Hor. A. P. 398; Suet. Aug. 94; id. Tib. 44: concubitusque tuos furtim, Tib. 2, 5, 53.—Of animals, Verg. E. 6, 50; id. G. 3, 130; Col. 8, 15, 7 al.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb-der. Proto-Italic *kumbō Latin *cumbō Latin concumbō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin concubitus From concumbō + -tus.

Descendants
  • Spanishconcúbito

Quick answers

What does concubitus mean in Latin?
concubitus, a noun, means “lying together; sexual intercourse”.
What is the genitive of concubitus?
The genitive singular is concubitūs. concubitus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does concubitus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin concubitus.