LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

cōnexus

cōnexus m (genitive cōnexūs)

Meaning

  1. combination, connection

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnexuscōnexūs
genitivecōnexūscōnexuum
dativecōnexuīcōnexibus
accusativecōnexumcōnexūs
ablativecōnexūcōnexibus
vocativecōnexuscōnexūs

cōnexus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from conecto.
cōnexus (conn-), ūs, m. conecto,
I. a joining together, combination, connection (several times in Lucr., elsewh. rare), Lucr. 3, 556; Vitr. 10, 1, 5.—In plur., Lucr. 1, 634; 2, 726; 2, 1020; 5, 443.

Origins

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

Latin nectō Latin cōnectō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cōnexus From cōnectō + -tus (tu-stem abstract suffix).

Descendants
  • GermanKonnex

Quick answers

What does cōnexus mean in Latin?
cōnexus, a noun, means “combination, connection”.
What is the genitive of cōnexus?
The genitive singular is cōnexūs. cōnexus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does cōnexus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnexus.