coniunx

== Latin == === Alternative forms === conjūnx coniux conjux === Etymology === Equivalent to coniungō +‎ -s or coniugō +‎ -s. Root cognate with Ancient Greek σύζυγος (súzugos). Compare typologically Proto-Slavic *sǫprǫgъ. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɔn.juːŋks] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔn.juŋks] === Noun === coniūnx m or f (genitive coniugis); third declension spouse, married partner, i.e. husband or wife Synonyms: nūpta, uxor, mulier, mātrōna, marītus, vir ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: cònjuge → French: conjoint → Galician: cónxuxe → Italian: coniuge → Portuguese: cônjuge → Sicilian: cònjuci, cògnuci → Spanish: cónyuge === References === “conjunx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “coniunx”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers