genuflexus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of genūflectō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.nuːˈflek.sus/, [ɡɛ.nuːˈfɫɛk.sʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.nuˈflek.sus/

Participle

genūflexus (feminine genūflexa, neuter genūflexum); first/second-declension participle

  1. (having) genuflected, (having) knelt, (having) bent the knee
  2. (Late Latin) genuflecting, kneeling, bending the knee
    • Roman Canon :
      quibus verbis prolatis, statim hostiam consecratam genuflexus adorat:
      having said these words, he then adores the consecrated host while kneeling:

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative genūflexus genūflexa genūflexum genūflexī genūflexae genūflexa
Genitive genūflexī genūflexae genūflexī genūflexōrum genūflexārum genūflexōrum
Dative genūflexō genūflexō genūflexīs
Accusative genūflexum genūflexam genūflexum genūflexōs genūflexās genūflexa
Ablative genūflexō genūflexā genūflexō genūflexīs
Vocative genūflexe genūflexa genūflexum genūflexī genūflexae genūflexa

References
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “genuflexus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 466-467
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