LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

congressus

congressus m (genitive congressūs)

Meaning

  1. masculinemeeting, assembly, conference
  2. masculinecongress (all meanings)
  3. masculinecarnal union, copulation, sex

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecongressuscongressūs
genitivecongressūscongressuum
dativecongressuīcongressibus
accusativecongressumcongressūs
ablativecongressūcongressibus
vocativecongressuscongressūs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

in congressum alicuius venire
to obtain an audience of some one.
hominum coetus, congressus fugere
to shun society.

congressus, a, um, Part., from congredior.
congressus, ūs, m. congredior,
I. a coming or going together, in a friendly or hostile manner (class. in prose and poetry).
I. A friendly meeting, a social assembly, conference, conversation, etc.: omnes congressum tuum fugiunt, Cic. Sest. 52, 111; id. Phil. 12, 11, 26; id. Att. 1, 17, 2: si quis congressus fuerit mihi cum Caesare, id. ib. 11, 12, 3; id. Cael. 8, 20; Liv. 7, 4, 4; Quint. 1, 2, 20; Tac. A. 13, 46 et saep.—In plur., Cic. Or. 10, 33; id. Lael. 23, 87; Liv. 1, 19, 5; 7, 40, 3; Tac. A. 2, 28; Verg. A. 5, 733 al.—Also of the companionship of animals, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124; Quint. 1, 2, 20.—
B. Pregn., a close union, combination (very rare): materiaï, Lucr. 5, 68; cf.: duriorum (consonantium) inter se, Quint. 11, 3, 35.— In plur., Lucr. 2, 1065.—Hence, carnal union, copulation: feminarum, Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 54; cf. congressio, I. B.—
II. A hostile encounter, a contest, fight, Cic. de Or. 2, 78, 317: cum his navibus nostrae classi ejusmodi congressus erat, ut, etc., Caes. B. G. 3, 13; id. B. C. 1, 46: magnam cladem in congressu facere, Sall. J. 59, 3; 74, 3; Tac. A. 2, 3; Verg. A. 12, 514; Val. Fl. 6, 322 al. —Also of judicial contests, Quint. 3, 6, 4.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin congredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin congressus From congredior + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Catalancongrés
  • Englishcongress
  • Frenchcongrès
  • GermanKongress
  • Italiancongresso
  • Occitancongrès
  • Portuguesecongresso
  • Spanishcongreso
  • Dutchcongres
  • Turkishkongrefrom French congrès

Quick answers

What does congressus mean in Latin?
congressus, a noun, means “meeting, assembly, conference; congress (all meanings); carnal union, copulation, sex”.
What is the genitive of congressus?
The genitive singular is congressūs. congressus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does congressus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin congressus.