conjugation

C2+ Topic:Language & Linguistics

US /ˌkɑndʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the set of inflected forms of a verb, or the act of forming them

The Latin conjugation of this verb confused even the advanced class.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the set of inflected forms... inflection declension combination union coupling

Word family

Derived forms conjugational

Related forms conjugate conjugal subjugate yoke

Etymology

From Latin coniugatio ('a combining, conjugation'), from coniugare ('to yoke together'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke').

coniugatio Latin iugum Latin *yewg- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Language & Linguistics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conjugation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑndʒəˈɡeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the set of inflected forms of a verb, or the act of forming them

## Examples
- The Latin conjugation of this verb confused even the advanced class.

## Synonyms
- inflection
- declension
- combination
- union
- coupling

## Derived Forms
- conjugational

## Related Forms
- conjugate
- conjugal
- subjugate
- yoke

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coniugatio
- Root: iugum
- Root: *yewg-

## Etymology
From Latin coniugatio ('a combining, conjugation'), from coniugare ('to yoke together'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke').

## AI Etymology
Conjugation comes from Latin coniugatio ('a combining, conjugation'), from coniugare ('to yoke together'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke'). The historical trail runs through coniugatio in Latin, iugum in Latin, and *yewg- in Proto-Indo-European. Morphologically, conjugation is transparent: it draws on Latin coniugatio ('a combining, conjugation'), from coniugare ('to yoke together'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke'). Used as a noun, conjugation now means "the set of inflected forms of a verb, or the act of forming them", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as conjugational and related forms such as conjugate, conjugal, subjugate, and yoke. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Language & Linguistics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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