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conductus.

mercenary soldiers (pl.), hirelings; [bella conducta => war by mercenaries]; contraction; (of eye/other); convulsion/spasm(?); [~ Paschae => Low Sunday];

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kɔnˈdʊk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[konˈduk.tus]
  1. conductus (a genre of song)

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of condūcō.

noun[kɔnˈdʊk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[konˈduk.tus]
  1. contraction (of the body)

    declension-4 · masculine · rare
  2. escort, entourage

    Medieval-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
  3. guidance

    Medieval-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
  4. conduit, canal, pipe, tube

    Medieval-Latin · 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- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin condūcō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin conductus From condūcō (“lead, bring together”) + -tus.

verb[kɔnˈdʊk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[konˈduk.tus]
  1. assembled, collected

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

Perfect passive participle of condūcō.

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