intercursus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪn.tɛrˈkʊr.sʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [in.terˈkur.sus]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korsō

Latin curro

Latin intercurrō

Latin intercursus

Perfect passive participle of intercurrō.

Participle

intercursus (feminine intercursa, neuter intercursum); first/second-declension participle

1. mingled with, having mingled with
2. run, having been run between

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	intercursus	intercursa	intercursum		intercursī	intercursae	intercursa
genitive	intercursī	intercursae	intercursī		intercursōrum	intercursārum	intercursōrum
dative	intercursō	intercursae	intercursō		intercursīs
accusative	intercursum	intercursam	intercursum		intercursōs	intercursās	intercursa
ablative	intercursō	intercursā	intercursō		intercursīs
vocative	intercurse	intercursa	intercursum		intercursī	intercursae	intercursa

References

• “intercursus, a, um”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korsō

Latin curro

Latin intercurrō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -sus

Latin intercursus

From intercurrō + -sus (suffix forming action nouns).

Noun

intercursus m (genitive intercursūs); fourth declension

1. a running between, intervention, interposition

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	intercursus	intercursūs
genitive	intercursūs	intercursuum
dative	intercursuī	intercursibus
accusative	intercursum	intercursūs
ablative	intercursū	intercursibus
vocative	intercursus	intercursūs

Descendants

• → English: intercourse

References

• “intercursŭs, abl. ū”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “intercursus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “intercursus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "intercursus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• intercursus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016