cerritus

Latin

Etymology

Meaning "possessed by Ceres," from Ceres +‎ -(i)tus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kerˈriː.tus/, [kɛrˈriːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃerˈri.tus/, [t͡ʃerˈriːt̪us]

Adjective

cerrītus (feminine cerrīta, neuter cerrītum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. frantic, frenzied
  2. mad, crazy, demented

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cerrītus cerrīta cerrītum cerrītī cerrītae cerrīta
Genitive cerrītī cerrītae cerrītī cerrītōrum cerrītārum cerrītōrum
Dative cerrītō cerrītō cerrītīs
Accusative cerrītum cerrītam cerrītum cerrītōs cerrītās cerrīta
Ablative cerrītō cerrītā cerrītō cerrītīs
Vocative cerrīte cerrīta cerrītum cerrītī cerrītae cerrīta

References
  • “cerritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cerritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cerritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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