genuflexus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of genūflectō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.nuːˈflek.sus/, [ɡɛnuːˈfɫ̪ɛks̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.nuˈflek.sus/, [d͡ʒenuˈflɛksus]

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: E. J. Brill, pages 466-467