maledictus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of maledīcō.

Participle

maledictus (feminine maledicta, neuter maledictum); first/second-declension participle

  1. slandered
  2. cursed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative maledictus maledicta maledictum maledictī maledictae maledicta
Genitive maledictī maledictae maledictī maledictōrum maledictārum maledictōrum
Dative maledictō maledictō maledictīs
Accusative maledictum maledictam maledictum maledictōs maledictās maledicta
Ablative maledictō maledictā maledictō maledictīs
Vocative maledicte maledicta maledictum maledictī maledictae maledicta

Descendants
  • Dalmatian: maledata
  • English: maledict
  • Old French: maldit
  • Italian: maledetto
  • Piedmontese: maledet
  • Old Portuguese: maldito
  • Sicilian: maladittu
  • Spanish: maldito

References
  • “maledictus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • maledictus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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