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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

coniūnctīvus1

coniūnctīvus (feminine coniūnctīva, neuter coniūnctīvum)
Classical[kɔn.juːŋkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[kon.juŋkˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalrelating to connection, serving to connect; connective, conjunctive
  2. adjectivecomposite, compound
  3. adjectiveconjunctive and/or subjunctive (the verbal mood that joins clauses together)
    Quō enim pactō sine coniūnctīvō modō vīverēmus?How would we even be alive without the conjunctive mood?

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeconiūnctīvusconiūnctīvaconiūnctīvum
genitiveconiūnctīvīconiūnctīvaeconiūnctīvī
dativeconiūnctīvōconiūnctīvaeconiūnctīvō
accusativeconiūnctīvumconiūnctīvamconiūnctīvum
ablativeconiūnctīvōconiūnctīvāconiūnctīvō
vocativeconiūnctīveconiūnctīvaconiūnctīvum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeconiūnctīvīconiūnctīvaeconiūnctīva
genitiveconiūnctīvōrumconiūnctīvārumconiūnctīvōrum
dativeconiūnctīvīsconiūnctīvīsconiūnctīvīs
accusativeconiūnctīvōsconiūnctīvāsconiūnctīva
ablativeconiūnctīvīsconiūnctīvīsconiūnctīvīs
vocativeconiūnctīvīconiūnctīvaeconiūnctīva

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

adiungi, addi coniunctivo (Marc. Cap. 3. 83)
to be used with the conjunctive mood.

conjunctīvus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of connection or serving to connect, connective (in post-class. gram. lang.): particula (sc. autem), Tert. adv. Hermog. 26.—Esp. freq.: conjunctivus modus, or absol.: conjunc-tīvus, i, m., the conjunctive or subjunctive mood, Mart. Cap. 3, § 310 al.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *yewg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *yunégti Proto-Italic *jungō Latin iungō Latin coniungō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin coniūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin coniūnctīvus From coniūnctus (“united, connected”) + -īvus (“-ive”, relative adjective suffix).

In English words that came into English from coniūnctīvus

  • conjunctiveconiūnctīvus
  • conjunctivaconiūnctīvus
  • conjunctivalconiūnctīvus
noun · masculinesecond declension
coniūnctīvus2
coniūnctīvus m (genitive coniūnctīvī)
Classical[kɔn.juːŋkˈtiː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[kon.juŋkˈtiː.vus]

Meaning

  1. the conjunctive and/or subjunctive

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconiūnctīvusconiūnctīvī
genitiveconiūnctīvīconiūnctīvōrum
dativeconiūnctīvōconiūnctīvīs
accusativeconiūnctīvumconiūnctīvōs
ablativeconiūnctīvōconiūnctīvīs
vocativeconiūnctīveconiūnctīvī

Origins

Ellipsis of modus coniūnctīvus (“the joining-together mood”).

Quick answers

What does coniūnctīvus mean in Latin?
coniūnctīvus, a adjective, means “relating to connection, serving to connect; connective, conjunctive; composite, compound”.
How do you pronounce coniūnctīvus?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.juːŋkˈtiː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.juŋkˈtiː.vus].
Where does coniūnctīvus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin coniūnctīvus.
Which English words come from coniūnctīvus?
English words that go back to Latin coniūnctīvus include conjunctive, conjunctiva and conjunctival.