derectus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dērigō (“direct; straighten”).

Participle

dērēctus (feminine dērēcta, neuter dērēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. directed, steered, guided, aligned, pointed, having been guided
  2. straightened, levelled, having been straightened

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dērēctus dērēcta dērēctum dērēctī dērēctae dērēcta
Genitive dērēctī dērēctae dērēctī dērēctōrum dērēctārum dērēctōrum
Dative dērēctō dērēctō dērēctīs
Accusative dērēctum dērēctam dērēctum dērēctōs dērēctās dērēcta
Ablative dērēctō dērēctā dērēctō dērēctīs
Vocative dērēcte dērēcta dērēctum dērēctī dērēctae dērēcta

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