conatus

English

Etymology

From the Latin noun cōnātus.

Pronunciation

singular

• (RP) enPR: kōnāʹtəs, IPA: /kəʊˈneɪtəs/, SAMPA: /k@U"neIt@s/

plural

• (RP) enPR: kōnāʹto͞os, IPA: /kəʊˈneɪtuːs/, SAMPA: /k@U"neItu:s/

Noun

conatus (plural conatus or conatûs)

1. An effort, an endeavour, a striving.
2. A nisus.

Related terms

• conation
• conative

External links

• Conatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “‖Conatus” listed on page 752 of volume II (C) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1ˢᵗ ed., 1893]
    ‖Conatus (konēⁱ·tɒ̆s). [L.; = effort, endeavour, impulse, f. cōnārī to endeavour.] [¶] 1. An effort, endeavour, striving. [¶; 2 quots.: 1722, 1836; ¶] 2. transf. A force, impulse, or tendency simulating a human effort; a nisus. [¶; 6 quots.: 1665, 1672, 1674, 1730–6, 1802, 1885]

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of cōnor (“try, attempt”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /koːˈnaː.tus/

• Audio (Classical)

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Participle

cōnātus m. (feminine cōnāta, neuter cōnātum); first/second declension

1. tried, attempted, having been tried.

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	cōnātus	cōnāta	cōnātum		cōnātī	cōnātae	cōnāta
genitive	cōnātī	cōnātae	cōnātī		cōnātōrum	cōnātārum	cōnātōrum
dative	cōnātō	cōnātae	cōnātō		cōnātīs	cōnātīs	cōnātīs
accusative	cōnātum	cōnātam	cōnātum		cōnātōs	cōnātās	cōnāta
ablative	cōnātō	cōnātā	cōnātō		cōnātīs	cōnātīs	cōnātīs
vocative	cōnāte	cōnāta	cōnātum		cōnātī	cōnātae	cōnāta

Noun

cōnātus (genitive cōnātūs); m, fourth declension

1. attempt, effort
2. exertion, struggle

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cōnātus	cōnātūs
genitive	cōnātūs	cōnātuum
dative	cōnātuī	cōnātibus
accusative	cōnātum	cōnātūs
ablative	cōnātū	cōnātibus
vocative	cōnātus	cōnātūs

Descendants

• English: conatus