coacto

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word coacto. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word coacto, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say coacto in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word coacto you have here. The definition of the word coacto will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcoacto, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Etymology 1

From coāctus +‎ -tō.

Verb

coāctō (present infinitive coāctāre, perfect active coāctāvī, supine coāctātum); first conjugation

  1. to compel, constrain, force
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Vulgar Latin: *coacticāre (see there for further descendants)
  • >? Spanish: agachar
  • English: coact
  • Portuguese: coatar

Etymology 2

Participle

coāctō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of coāctus

References

  • coacto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coacto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.