LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

correus

correus m (genitive correī)
Classical[ˈkɔr.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔr.re.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinea partaker in guilt, a joint criminal, a partner in crime, an accomplice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecorreuscorreī
genitivecorreīcorreōrum
dativecorreōcorreīs
accusativecorreumcorreōs
ablativecorreōcorreīs
vocativecorreecorreī

cor-rĕus (conr-), i, m.,
I. a partaker in guilt, a joint criminal, Dig. 34, 3, 3, § 3.

Origins

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

Latin reus Latin correus From cor- (“joint”) + reus (“accused”, “defendant”).

Descendants
  • Englishcorreal
  • Englishcorreus debendi

In English words that came into English from correus

  • correalcorreus

Quick answers

What does correus mean in Latin?
correus, a noun, means “a partaker in guilt, a joint criminal, a partner in crime, an accomplice”.
What is the genitive of correus?
The genitive singular is correī. correus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce correus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔr.re.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔr.re.us].
Where does correus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin correus.