coniunx

Latin

Alternative forms

• conjūnx

Etymology

From coniugō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.i̯uːnks/, [ˈkɔni̯uːŋks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.junks/, [ˈkɔnjuŋks]

Noun

coniūnx m or f (genitive coniugis); third declension

1. spouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wife

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	coniūnx	coniugēs
Genitive	coniugis	coniugum
Dative	coniugī	coniugibus
Accusative	coniugem	coniugēs
Ablative	coniuge	coniugibus
Vocative	coniūnx	coniugēs

Descendants

• Catalan: cònjuge
• French: conjoint
• Galician: cónxugue
• Italian: coniuge
• Portuguese: cônjuge
• Spanish: cónyuge

References

• “coniunx”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers