LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininesecond declension

synodus1

synodus f (genitive synodī)
Classical[ˈsy.nɔ.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.no.dus]

Meaning

  1. femininesynod, council

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesynodussynodī
genitivesynodīsynodōrum
dativesynodōsynodīs
accusativesynodumsynodōs
ablativesynodōsynodīs
vocativesynodesynodī

sўnŏdus (in inscrr. written also SYNHODVS; v. Inscr. Orell. 2160; 2627), i, f., = σύνοδος.
I. A college of priests: ARCHIEREVS SYNHODI, Inscr. Orell. l. l.—
II. An ecclesiastical assembly or council, a synod, Cod. Just. 1, 3, 23; Amm. 15, 7, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greek σύν(sún)
  6. Ancient Greek σῠν-(sŭn-)
  7. Latinsynodus

Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek σῠ́νοδος (sŭ́nodos)bor. Latin synodus Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠ́νοδος (sŭ́nodos, “assembly, meeting”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, path”).

Descendants
  • Englishsynod
  • Frenchsynode
  • EnglishSeneddfrom Middle Welsh seneð
noun · masculinethird declension
synodūs2
synodūs m (genitive synodontis)
Classical[ˈsy.nɔ.duːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiː.no.dus]

Meaning

  1. a kind of seabream, perhaps the dentex

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesynodūssynodontēs
genitivesynodontissynodontum
dativesynodontīsynodontibus
accusativesynodontemsynodontēs
ablativesynodontesynodontibus
vocativesynodūssynodontēs

sўnŏdūs, ontis, m., = συνόδους,
I. a fish of the bream genus: Sparus, Linn.; Ov. Hal. 107; Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 182.

Origins

From Ancient Greek συνόδους (sunódous, “with teeth opposing, rather than notching into, one another”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”).

Quick answers

What does synodus mean in Latin?
synodus, a noun, means “synod, council”.
What is the genitive of synodus?
The genitive singular is synodī. synodus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce synodus?
In classical Latin, [ˈsy.nɔ.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsiː.no.dus].
Where does synodus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? → Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? → Proto-Hellenic *ksún → Ancient Greek σύν (sún) → Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) → Latin synodus.