subtractus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of subtrahō.

Participle

subtractus (feminine subtracta, neuter subtractum); first/second-declension participle

  1. removed, withdrawn, subtracted, taken away
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Proverbs 26:20:
      Cum dēfēcerint ligna, extinguētur ignis: et susurrōne subtractō, iūrgia conquiēscent.
      When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.
      (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative subtractus subtracta subtractum subtractī subtractae subtracta
Genitive subtractī subtractae subtractī subtractōrum subtractārum subtractōrum
Dative subtractō subtractō subtractīs
Accusative subtractum subtractam subtractum subtractōs subtractās subtracta
Ablative subtractō subtractā subtractō subtractīs
Vocative subtracte subtracta subtractum subtractī subtractae subtracta

Descendants
  • English: subtract
  • Italian: sottratto

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