LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

implexus

implexus m (genitive implexūs)
Classical[ɪmˈpɫɛk.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[imˈplɛk.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculinean embrace, an act of entwining

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimplexusimplexūs
genitiveimplexūsimplexuum
dativeimplexuīimplexibus
accusativeimplexumimplexūs
ablativeimplexūimplexibus
vocativeimplexusimplexūs

implexus (inpl-), a, um, Part., from implecto.
implexus, ūs, m. implecto,
I. an entwining, infolding, embrace (post-Aug. and only in the abl. sing.): polypus cavernam cancellato bracchiorum implexu claudit, Plin. 9, 51, 74, § 164: ut terra et aqua mutuo implexu jungerentur, id. 2, 65, 66, § 166.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinimplexus

Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Proto-Italic *plektōder. Latin plectō Latin implectō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin implexus From implectō (“intertwine”) + -tus (action noun suffix).

Quick answers

What does implexus mean in Latin?
implexus, a noun, means “an embrace, an act of entwining”.
What is the genitive of implexus?
The genitive singular is implexūs. implexus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce implexus?
In classical Latin, [ɪmˈpɫɛk.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [imˈplɛk.sus].
Where does implexus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin implexus.