conjugation
English
/ˌkɒnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/, /ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- The coming together of things; union.
- (biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction
- Sexual relations within marriage
- (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
- (grammar) The act of conjugating a verb.
- (grammar) The conjugated forms of a verb.
- (chemistry) A system of delocalized orbitals consisting of alternating single bonds and double bonds
- (mathematics) A mapping sending x to gxg, where g and x are elements of a group; inner automorphism
- (mathematics) A function which negates the non-real part of a complex or hypercomplex number; complex conjugation
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin coniugātiō (connecting, combining, conjugation) suffix from English conjugate root from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*yewg-
Gloss
join, yoke, harness, unite, tie together
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adjunct English
- adjuncthood English
- adjunction English
- adjunctive English
- biconjugate English
- bioconjugate English
- bioconjugation English
- conjoint English
- conjugable English
- conjugatable English
- conjugate English
- conjugately English
- conjugateness English
- conjugational English
- conjugationally English
- conjugative English
- conjugator English
- deconjugate English
- deconjugation English
- disconjugate English
- disjunct English
- disjunction English
- fucoconjugate English
- galactoconjugate English
- glucoconjugation English
- glycoconjugate English
- glycoconjugation English
- heteroconjugation English
- homoconjugate English
- homoconjugation English
- hyperconjugation English
- immunoconjugate English
- immunoconjugation English
- isoconjugate English
- lipoconjugate English
- misconjugate English
- misconjugation English
- monoconjugate English
- nanoconjugate English
- nanoconjugation English
- neoconjugate English
- neoglycoconjugate English
- nonconjugate English
- photoconjugation English
- photodeconjugation English
- polyconjugate English
- radioconjugate English
- reconjugate English
- reconjugation English
- rejoin English
- self-conjugate English
- semiconjugate English
- sialoconjugate English
- sulfoconjugate English
- sulfoconjugation English
- transconjugate English
- transconjugation English
- unconjugate English
- adiunctus Latin
- adiungere Latin
- coniugāre Latin
- coniugātiō Latin
- coniūnctiō Latin
- conjugatio Latin
- disiungere Latin
- disiungo Latin
- disiungō Latin
- disjunctivus Latin
- iniungo Latin
- iugo Latin
- iugum Latin
- iugus Latin
- iugō Latin
- iungō Latin
- iungō, iungo, iungere Latin
- iūnctiō Latin
- iūnctus Latin
- jugum Latin
- Ζεῦγμα Ancient Greek
- ζεύγνυμι Ancient Greek
- ζεῦγμα Ancient Greek
- ζεῦγος Ancient Greek
- ζύγωμα Ancient Greek
- *(H)yewg-es-, *yéwgos Proto-Indo-European
- *yewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *yugtós Proto-Indo-European
- *yugóm Proto-Indo-European
- *yugós Proto-Indo-European
- *yunégti, *yungénti Proto-Indo-European
- *yéwg-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- *yéwgos Proto-Indo-European
- *yówgos Proto-Indo-European
- *jaukiją Proto-Germanic
- konjugation Swedish
- आयोग Sanskrit
- उपयोग Sanskrit
- नियुक्त Sanskrit
- युक्त Sanskrit
- युज् Sanskrit
- योक्त्रयति Sanskrit
- योग Sanskrit
- योगिन् Sanskrit
- योग्य Sanskrit
- योग्यता Sanskrit
- योग्यत्व Sanskrit
- योजना Sanskrit
- joigneor Old French
- असहयोग Hindi
- conjudgaison Norman
- rejoindre Middle French
- *yawg- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- conjugason Occitan
- jautis Lithuanian
- rejoin
- adjunct
- disjunct
- conjoint
- conjugate
- adjunctive
- conjugable
- conjugator
- adjunction
- biconjugate
- unconjugate
- deconjugate
- reconjugate
- disjunction
- conjugative
- conjugately
- adjuncthood
- bioconjugate
- misconjugate
- conjugatable
- disconjugate
- nonconjugate
- isoconjugate
- neoconjugate
- fucoconjugate
- lipoconjugate
- deconjugation
- reconjugation
- polyconjugate
- nanoconjugate
- conjugational
- homoconjugate
- monoconjugate
- semiconjugate
- conjugateness
- sulfoconjugate
- radioconjugate
- sialoconjugate
- transconjugate
- glycoconjugate
- bioconjugation
- misconjugation
- self-conjugate
- immunoconjugate
- homoconjugation
- nanoconjugation
- conjugationally
- glycoconjugation
- hyperconjugation
- transconjugation
- glucoconjugation
- galactoconjugate
- photoconjugation
- sulfoconjugation
- immunoconjugation
- heteroconjugation
- neoglycoconjugate
- photodeconjugation