Latin edit

Etymology edit

Perfect passive participle of cōgō (force, compel).

Participle edit

coāctus (feminine coācta, neuter coāctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. forced, compelled, having been forced
  2. urged, encouraged, having been encouraged
  3. assembled, brought together

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative coāctus coācta coāctum coāctī coāctae coācta
Genitive coāctī coāctae coāctī coāctōrum coāctārum coāctōrum
Dative coāctō coāctō coāctīs
Accusative coāctum coāctam coāctum coāctōs coāctās coācta
Ablative coāctō coāctā coāctō coāctīs
Vocative coācte coācta coāctum coāctī coāctae coācta

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: coact
  • Italian: coatto

Noun edit

coāctus m (genitive coāctūs); fourth declension

  1. compulsion
  2. coercion

Usage notes edit

  • Only in the ablative singular

Declension edit

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coāctus coāctūs
Genitive coāctūs coāctuum
Dative coāctuī coāctibus
Accusative coāctum coāctūs
Ablative coāctū coāctibus
Vocative coāctus coāctūs

References edit

  • coactus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coactus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • coactus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • coactus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016