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coitus.

meeting/encounter, gathering; conjunction (planets); meeting place; coalescence; union, sexual intercourse; fertilization; gathering/collection (fluid/pus);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈko.ɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.i.tus]

  1. a coming or meeting

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. a joining, combination

    declension-4 · masculine

  3. sexual intercourse, copulation

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin eō Latin coëō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin coitus From coëō + -tus.

verb[ˈko.ɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.i.tus]

  1. assembled; met (together)

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of coëō.

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