coetus Latin · revision 30938

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 450 BC, Twelve Tables|origins=ine-pro *h₁ey-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [ˈkoe̯.tʊs]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [ˈt͡ʃɛː.tus]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''coetus''' ''m'' (genitive coetūs); fourth declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[m|la|coeō|t=to come together]] with the suffix [[m|la|-tus]]; it is a variant of [[m|la|coitus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Lewis & Short 1879) The verb is [[m|la|con-]] with [[m|la|eō|t=to go]], which de Vaan traces to [[ine-pro|*h₁ey-|t=to go]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Köbler finds it first in the Twelve Tables.^(Köbler 2010) In Plautus' ''Amphitruo'' the Theban army beat the enemy ''prīmō coetū'', “at the first encounter”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is a meeting or encounter, and in Gellius the conjunction of planets.^(OLD 2012) It is a union, as of a kiss, and above all a gathering or crowd, as Cicero's meetings in Plato's Academy, a political assembly (Livy), and secret or unlawful meetings, as the night that cannot hide Catiline's wicked gatherings.^(OLD 2012) It is a band or company, as Ennius' unknown company of young men, and in Seneca of stars; with ''hominum'' it is society, as Cicero's delight in the company of friends at dinner.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Church Latin glosses it “a meeting together, assembly, group; sexual union”.^(Stelten 1995) Wiktionary gives Church Latin “group, society”.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 450 BC – the Twelve Tables.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus of an encounter in battle.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius of a band of young men.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero of gatherings and society.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 165 AD – Gellius of the conjunction of planets.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A meeting, [[m|en|encounter]];^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) ''(of planets)'' a conjunction.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A union, joining.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # A gathering, [[m|en|assembly]], crowd; a secret meeting.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # A band, company, circle.^(OLD 2012)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # [[m|en|society|alt=Society]], company.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' Sexual union.^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[coeō]]

+ * [[coitus]]

+ * [[eō]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Döderlein counts ''coetus'' and [[conventus]] as voluntary gatherings, as against [[concilium]], [[cōntiō]] and [[comitia]], which are summoned: ''coetus'' for any end, social or conspiratorial, ''conventus'' for a serious one such as a festival or a speech.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}