Adjungo

Adjungo is a Latin verb associated with joining or attaching. In classical Latin the standard form is adiungo, with principal parts adiungo, adiungis, adiungit, adiungimus, adiungitis, adiungunt; infinitive adiungere; perfect adiunxi, adiunctum. The form adjungo appears in some late manuscripts or as a nonstandard variant in modern Latin texts, but it is generally treated as a spelling error or an informal variant rather than the correct classical form.

Etymology and related terms: Adungo derives from the prefix ad- meaning toward or to, combined with iungo, “to join.” This lineage yields several English descendants, including adjunct, adjunctive, and conjunction-related terms. The participle adiunctus (often appearing as adiunctus/adiuncta/adiunctum) underpins the noun adjunct and the adjective adjunctus, while the noun adiunctio denotes an addition or something joined to another.

Usage: The verb expresses the act of joining or attaching something to another thing, either physically or metaphorically. It can describe attaching a component to a device, combining two elements, or figuratively uniting ideas or parties. In Latin, the object or complement of adiungo is typically a direct object representing the thing being joined to the other, with grammatical constructions aligned to classical syntax.

See also: iungo, adiungere, adiunctus, adiunctio, adjunct (English), adjunction.

Note: In English-language references, the standard Latin form is usually adiungo rather than adjungo, and modern learners may encounter adjungo primarily as a variant or orthographic alternative rather than a separate canonical form.