LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

congenitus

congenitus (feminine congenita, neuter congenitum)
Classical[kɔŋˈɡɛ.nɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveborn together
  2. adjectiveinnate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecongenituscongenitacongenitum
genitivecongenitīcongenitaecongenitī
dativecongenitōcongenitaecongenitō
accusativecongenitumcongenitamcongenitum
ablativecongenitōcongenitācongenitō
vocativecongenitecongenitacongenitum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecongenitīcongenitaecongenita
genitivecongenitōrumcongenitārumcongenitōrum
dativecongenitīscongenitīscongenitīs
accusativecongenitōscongenitāscongenita
ablativecongenitīscongenitīscongenitīs
vocativecongenitīcongenitaecongenita

con-gĕnĭtus, a, um, Part. [gigno],
I. born or produced together with (very rare; not ante-Aug.): pili, congenital, Plin. 11, 39, 94, § 230.—With dat.: vastitas roborum mundo, coëval with, Plin. 16, 2, 2, § 6; Tert. Test. Anim. c. 5.

Origins

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

Latin genitus Latin congenitus From con- (“together”) + genitus (“begotten”).

Quick answers

What does congenitus mean in Latin?
congenitus, a adjective, means “born together; innate”.
How do you pronounce congenitus?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋˈɡɛ.nɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.tus].
Where does congenitus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin congenitus.