conceptus

English

Etymology

From Latin cōncipō (“to take hold of, to receive”), from Latin capiō (“to capture”)

Noun

conceptus (plural conceptuses)

1. The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.

References

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of concipiō

Participle

conceptus m (feminine concepta, neuter conceptum); first/second declension

1. received, caught
2. derived from
3. contained, held
4. adopted
5. conceived

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	conceptus	concepta	conceptum		conceptī	conceptae	concepta
genitive	conceptī	conceptae	conceptī		conceptōrum	conceptārum	conceptōrum
dative	conceptō	conceptae	conceptō		conceptīs	conceptīs	conceptīs
accusative	conceptum	conceptam	conceptum		conceptōs	conceptās	concepta
ablative	conceptō	conceptā	conceptō		conceptīs	conceptīs	conceptīs
vocative	concepte	concepta	conceptum		conceptī	conceptae	concepta

Noun

conceptus (genitive conceptūs); m, fourth declension

1. conception
2. embryo, fetus
3. cistern

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	conceptus	conceptūs
genitive	conceptūs	conceptuum
dative	conceptuī	conceptibus
accusative	conceptum	conceptūs
ablative	conceptū	conceptibus
vocative	conceptus	conceptūs

Related terms

• conceptiō