Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Perfect passive participle of implectō (intertwine).

Participle edit

implexus (feminine implexa, neuter implexum); first/second-declension participle

  1. perfect passive participle of implectō
    1. involved
    2. entwined
Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative implexus implexa implexum implexī implexae implexa
Genitive implexī implexae implexī implexōrum implexārum implexōrum
Dative implexō implexō implexīs
Accusative implexum implexam implexum implexōs implexās implexa
Ablative implexō implexā implexō implexīs
Vocative implexe implexa implexum implexī implexae implexa
Descendants edit
  • English: implex

Etymology 2 edit

From implectō (intertwine) +‎ -tus (action noun suffix).[1]

Noun edit

implexus m (genitive implexūs); fourth declension

  1. an embrace, an act of entwining
Declension edit

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative implexus implexūs
Genitive implexūs implexuum
Dative implexuī implexibus
Accusative implexum implexūs
Ablative implexū implexibus
Vocative implexus implexūs

References edit

  • implexus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • implexus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • implexus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. ^ implexus” on page 847/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)