[ˈnɛk.sʊs], [ˈnɛk.sus]
OriginPerfect passive participle of nectō (“bind”).
- declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passivebound, tied, fastened, connected, interwoven, having been bound.
- declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participle, passivebound by obligation, obliged, made liable, pledged, having been obliged.
- Ancient-Rome, declension-1, declension-2, form-of, masculinedebtors who, having failed to cover the security they owed to their creditor, were enslaved to them as bondsmen (the practice was abolished in 326 BC, see quotes)
“Coordinate term: nexum”
“fusis Auruncis, uictor tot intra paucos dies bellis Romanus promissa consulis fidemque senatus exspectabat, cum Appius et insita superbia animo et ut collegae uanam faceret fidem, quam asperrime poter” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
“Eo anno plebi Romanae uelut aliud initium libertatis factum est quod necti desierunt; mutatum autem ius ob unius feneratoris simul libidinem, simul crudelitatem insignem. L. Papirius is fuit, cui cum ” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- abstract, declension-4, masculinethe act of binding, tying or fastening together
- concrete, declension-4, masculinesomething which binds; bond, joint, binding, fastening; nexus
- declension-4, masculineconnection
- declension-4, masculinea personal obligation of a debtor
- declension-4, masculinea legal obligation
Formsnexa(feminine) · nexum(neuter) · nexus(masculine, nominative, singular) · nexa(feminine, nominative, singular) · nexum(neuter, nominative, singular) · nexī(masculine, nominative, plural) · nexae(feminine, nominative, plural) · nexa(neuter, nominative, plural) · nexī(genitive, masculine, singular) · nexae(feminine, genitive, singular) · nexī(genitive, neuter, singular) · nexōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · nexārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · nexōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · nexō(dative, masculine, singular) · nexae(dative, feminine, singular) · nexō(dative, neuter, singular) · nexīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · nexum(accusative, masculine, singular) · nexam(accusative, feminine, singular)