LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

textus1

textus m (genitive textūs)
Classical[ˈtɛk.stʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛk.stus]

Meaning

  1. masculinetexture, structure
  2. masculinetissue
  3. masculineconnection, construction
  4. EarlyNew Latinmasculinetext

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetextustextūs
genitivetextūstextuum
dativetextuītextibus
accusativetextumtextūs
ablativetextūtextibus
vocativetextustextūs

textus, ūs, m. texo, I. B.,
I. texture, tissue, structure (poet. and in post - Aug. prose).
I. Lit.: haec sunt tenuia textu, Lucr. 4, 728: capiuntur purpurae parvulis rarique textu, Plin. 9, 37, 61, § 132; 18, 7, 10, § 60.—
II. Trop., of language, construction, combination, connection, context, Quint. 9, 4, 13; 8, 6, 57: rem brevi textu percurram, Amm. 15, 7, 6: ut ostendit textus superior, id. 15, 8, 1: quod contra foederum textum juvarentur Armeniae, id. 27, 12, 18: gestorum, id. 27, 12, 11; Manil. 3, 270.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*téḱseti
  3. Proto-Italic*teksō?
  4. Latintextus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin textus From texō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Catalantext
  • Italiantesto
  • Frenchtextefrom Old French texte
  • Englishtextfrom Old French texte
  • Portuguesetexto
  • Romaniantext
  • Spanishtexto
  • Galiciantexto
  • Mirandesetesto
  • Afrikaansteksfrom Old French texte
verbfirst/second-declension participle
textus2
textus (feminine texta, neuter textum)
Classical[ˈtɛk.stʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛk.stus]

Meaning

  1. participlewoven, having been woven.

textus, a, um, Part. of texo.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*téḱseti
  3. Proto-Italic*teksō?
  4. Latintextus

Latin textus Perfect passive participle of texō (“to weave”).

Quick answers

What does textus mean in Latin?
textus, a noun, means “texture, structure; tissue; connection, construction”.
What is the genitive of textus?
The genitive singular is textūs. textus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce textus?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛk.stʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛk.stus].
Where does textus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *téḱseti → Proto-Italic *teksō? → Latin textus.