congruus

Latin

Etymology

From congruō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ɡru.us/, [ˈkɔŋɡruʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ɡru.us/, [ˈkɔŋɡruːs]

Adjective

congruus (feminine congrua, neuter congruum); first/second-declension adjective

1. agreeing, fit, suitable
2. harmonious, concordant

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	congruus	congrua	congruum		congruī	congruae	congrua
Genitive	congruī	congruae	congruī		congruōrum	congruārum	congruōrum
Dative	congruō		congruō		congruīs
Accusative	congruum	congruam	congruum		congruōs	congruās	congrua
Ablative	congruō	congruā	congruō		congruīs
Vocative	congrue	congrua	congruum		congruī	congruae	congrua

Descendants

• → English: congruous
• → Catalan: congru
• → French: congru
• → Galician: congruo
• → Italian: congruo
• → Portuguese: côngruo
• → Spanish: congruo

References

• “congruus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• congruus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.