verbthird conjugation
cōnectō
cōnectō (present infinitive cōnectere, perfect active cōnexuī, supine cōnexum)
Classical[koːˈnɛk.toː]Ecclesiastical[koˈnɛk.to]
Meaning
- to connect, link, fasten together
- to join to what precedes
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
inter sē iungōcōnectō -ere — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 22
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnectō | cōnectēbam | cōnectam | cōnexuī | cōnexueram | cōnexuerō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnectis | cōnectēbās | cōnectēs | cōnexuistī | cōnexuerās | cōnexueris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnectit | cōnectēbat | cōnectet | cōnexuit | cōnexuerat | cōnexuerit |
| 1st pl. | cōnectimus | cōnectēbāmus | cōnectēmus | cōnexuimus | cōnexuerāmus | cōnexuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnectitis | cōnectēbātis | cōnectētis | cōnexuistis | cōnexuerātis | cōnexueritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnectunt | cōnectēbant | cōnectent | cōnexuērunt cōnexuēre | cōnexuerant | cōnexuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnectam | cōnecterem | cōnexuerim | cōnexuissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnectās | cōnecterēs | cōnexuerīs | cōnexuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnectat | cōnecteret | cōnexuerit | cōnexuisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnectāmus | cōnecterēmus | cōnexuerīmus | cōnexuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnectātis | cōnecterētis | cōnexuerītis | cōnexuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnectant | cōnecterent | cōnexuerint | cōnexuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnector | cōnectēbar | cōnectar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnecteris cōnectere | cōnectēbāris cōnectēbāre | cōnectēris cōnectēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnectitur | cōnectēbātur | cōnectētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnectimur | cōnectēbāmur | cōnectēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnectiminī | cōnectēbāminī | cōnectēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnectuntur | cōnectēbantur | cōnectentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnectar | cōnecterer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnectāris cōnectāre | cōnecterēris cōnecterēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnectātur | cōnecterētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnectāmur | cōnecterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnectāminī | cōnecterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnectantur | cōnecterentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnecte | cōnectere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnectite | cōnectiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnectitō | cōnectitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnectitō | cōnectitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnectitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnectuntō | cōnectuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnectere | cōnectī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnexuisse | cōnexum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnexūrum esse | cōnexum īrī |
| present participle | cōnectēns cōnectente, cōnectentem, cōnectentēs, cōnectentī, cōnectentia, cōnectentibus, cōnectentis, cōnectentīs, cōnectentium | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnexus cōnexa, cōnexā, cōnexae, cōnexam, cōnexārum, cōnexās, cōnexe, cōnexī, cōnexīs, cōnexō, cōnexōrum, cōnexōs |
| future participle | cōnexūrus cōnexūra, cōnexūrā, cōnexūrae, cōnexūram, cōnexūrārum, cōnexūrās, cōnexūre, cōnexūrī, cōnexūrīs, cōnexūrō, cōnexūrōrum, cōnexūrōs, cōnexūrum | cōnectendus cōnectundus, cōnectenda, cōnectendā, cōnectendae, cōnectendam, cōnectendārum, cōnectendās, cōnectende, cōnectendīs, cōnectendōrum, cōnectendōs, cōnectunda, cōnectundā, cōnectundae, cōnectundam, cōnectundārum, cōnectundās, cōnectunde, cōnectundī, cōnectundīs, cōnectundō, cōnectundōrum, cōnectundōs, cōnectundum |
gerundcōnectendī, cōnectendō, cōnectendumsupinecōnexum, cōnexū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- conexum et aptum esse inter se
- to be closely connected with each other.
cōnecto (less correctly, connecto, v. Ritschl, Opusc. II. 448 sq.; Gell. 2, 17, 8), nexŭi, nexum, 3, v. a. necto,
I. to tie, bind, fasten, or join together, to connect, entwine, link together (class.; most freq. in part. pass. and the trop. signif.); constr. with cum, inter se, the dat., or absol.
I. Lit.:
id (palliolum) conexum in umero laevo, folded, gathered, Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 42: omnia inter se conexa et apta, Cic. N. D. 2, 38, 97: omnia omnimodis, Lucr. 2, 700: terrestria membra marinis, id. 2, 704; 2, 712; 3, 691: illae (apes) pedibus conexae ad limina pendent, Verg. G. 4, 257; cf. Sil. 2, 220: crines, Prop. 2, 5, 23: nodos, Ov. M. 12, 430: bracchia in genibus digitis conexa tenere, id. ib. 9, 311: naves validis utrimque trabibus, Tac. H. 2, 34: Mosellam atque Ararim facta inter utrumque fossa, id. A. 13, 53; cf.: Adiabenis conectuntur Carduchi, Plin. 6, 15, 17, § 44: lata alvus (navium) sine vinculo aeris aut ferri conexa, Tac. H. 3, 47: ferreae laminae serie inter se conexae, Curt. 4, 9, 3.—II. Trop.
A. In gen.:
amicitia cum voluptate conectitur, Cic. Fin. 1, 20, 67; Quint. 8, 3, 77: ita sunt inter se conexa et indiscreta omnia, id. 10, 1, 2; 5, 14, 32; cf. * Suet. Tib. 43: membra historiae, Quint. 9, 4, 129 al.: quod discrimini patris filiam conectebat, to implicate, involve, Tac. A. 16, 30; cf. id. ib. 16, 32: causam dolori meo, id. ib. 3, 12; id. H. 1, 65.— B. Esp.,
1. In discourse, to connect with what precedes, join to, etc.:
facilius est enim apta dissolvere quam dissipata conectere, Cic. Or. 71, 235: illud non est in uno verbo translato, sed ex pluribus continuatis conectitur, id. de Or. 3, 41, 166: inter se pleraque conexa et apta, id. Part. Or. 39, 137; Quint. 10, 1, 2: verba lyrae conectere, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 86: carmina secum gracili filo, Col. 10, 227: res ac verba, Quint. 2, 4, 15; 9, 4, 58: conexa oratio (opp. interrupta), id. 9, 4, 7: aliam majorem insaniam, to join to, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 116; hence also: versus orationesque ejus, to quote, cite, Treb. Gall. 11 fin.—2. In philos. lang., = concludo, to annex or subjoin a logical conclusion:
si enim est verum, quod ita conectitur: si quis, etc. ... illud quoque verum est, etc., Cic. Fat. 6, 12; 7, 14: omne, quod ipsum ex se conexum sit (e. g. si lucet, lucet) verum esse, etc., id. Ac. 2, 30, 98.—Hence, cō-nexus, a, um, P. a., = conjunctus, connected, joined, cohering together with something (very rare): sive aliud quid vis potius conexius (quam animus) ei (sc. corpori) fingere, Lucr. 3, 555: Silanum per adfinitatem conexum Germanico, Tac. A. 2, 43; so also without affinitas, of relationship: Caesari, id. ib. 2, 50; 4, 66: insequitur magno jam tunc conexus amore Patroclus, Stat. Achill. 1, 174.—2. In time, immediately following:
conexi his funeribus dies, Cic. Pis. 5, 11.—Hence, subst.: cōnexum (conn-), i, a necessary consequence, inevitable inference: ipsa ratio conexi, cum concesseris superius, cogit inferius concedere, Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 96: primumque quod est in conexo ... necessarium est, id. Fat. 7, 14; cf. id. ib. 8, 15: quod Graeci συνημμένον ἀξίωμα dicunt, alii nostrorum conjunctum, alii conexum dixerunt, Gell. 16, 8, 9; cf. the context.—And adv.: cōnexē (conn-), in connection, connectedly: dicere aliquid, Mart. Cap. 4, § 387.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnectō (not connecto), —, nexus, ere
com+ necto, to bind together, connect, entwine, join, unite, link: omnia inter se conexa: (apes) pedibus conexae ad limina pendent, V.: nodos, O.— Fig., to connect: amicitia cum voluptate conectitur: discrimini patris filiam, to involve in, Ta.— In discourse, to connect, join, compose: illud ex pluribus continuatis conectitur: Verba, H. — In philos., to conclude, infer: omne, quod ipsum ex se conexum sit, every identical proposition.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnectō
Latin nectō Latin cōnectō From con- + nectō (“tie, fasten”).
Descendants
- Englishconnect
- Frenchconnecter
- Italianconnettere
- Asturianconeutar
- Siciliancunnèttirifrom Italian connettere