LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

congruus

congruus (feminine congrua, neuter congruum)
Classical[ˈkɔŋ.ɡru.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔŋ.ɡru.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveagreeing, fit, suitable
  2. adjectiveharmonious, concordant

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecongruuscongruacongruum
genitivecongruīcongruaecongruī
dativecongruōcongruaecongruō
accusativecongruumcongruamcongruum
ablativecongruōcongruācongruō
vocativecongruecongruacongruum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecongruīcongruaecongrua
genitivecongruōrumcongruārumcongruōrum
dativecongruīscongruīscongruīs
accusativecongruōscongruāscongrua
ablativecongruīscongruīscongruīs
vocativecongruīcongruaecongrua

congrŭus, a, um, adj. congruo, II.,
I. agreeing, fit, suitable; harmonious, concordant (ante-, and more freq. post-class., for the class. congruens): sermo cum illā, * Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 23: sententia verecundiae maternae, Dig. 39, 5, 31, § 1: humanae naturae congruum est, ib. 2, 14, 1: modus, Pall. Oct. 14, 6: tempora, Claud. in Rufin. 1, 315: congruo cunctae multitudinis consensu, App. M. 7, p. 187 fin.—Adv.: con-grŭē, suitably, fitly: congrue respondere, Paul. Sent. 2, 3; Mart. Capt. 6, § 601.

Origins

From congruō.

Descendants
  • Englishcongruous
  • Catalancongru
  • Frenchcongru
  • Italiancongruo
  • Portuguesecôngruo
  • Spanishcongruo
  • Galiciancongruo

In English words that came into English from congruus

  • incongruousincongruus
  • incongruityincongruitās
  • congruouscongruus

Quick answers

What does congruus mean in Latin?
congruus, a adjective, means “agreeing, fit, suitable; harmonious, concordant”.
How do you pronounce congruus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡru.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡru.us].
Which English words come from congruus?
English words that go back to Latin congruus include congruous, incongruous and incongruity.