complexus

complexus Vorlage:lat. ‘Umfassung, Umschließung, Verknüpfung’

Etymology 1

Form of complector (“I entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), compound of com- (“together”) and plecto (“I weave, braid”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /komˈplek.sus/, [kɔmˈpɫ̪ɛks̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈplek.sus/, [komˈplɛksus]

Participle

complexus (feminine complexa, neuter complexum); first/second-declension participle

1. embraced
2. surrounded
3. involved

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	complexus	complexa	complexum		complexī	complexae	complexa
Genitive	complexī	complexae	complexī		complexōrum	complexārum	complexōrum
Dative	complexō		complexō		complexīs
Accusative	complexum	complexam	complexum		complexōs	complexās	complexa
Ablative	complexō	complexā	complexō		complexīs
Vocative	complexe	complexa	complexum		complexī	complexae	complexa

Etymology 2

From complector +‎ -tus (action noun suffix).

Noun

complexus m (genitive complexūs); fourth declension

1. an embrace, (euphemistic) a sexual act
2. tie, bond
3. (Late Latin) the totality
4. (Late Latin) society as a whole
5. (Late Latin) understanding

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	complexus	complexūs
Genitive	complexūs	complexuum
Dative	complexuī	complexibus
Accusative	complexum	complexūs
Ablative	complexū	complexibus
Vocative	complexus	complexūs