obtusus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of obtundō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /obˈtuː.sus/, [ɔpˈt̪uːs̠ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈtu.sus/, [obˈt̪uːs̬us]

Participle

obtūsus (feminine obtūsa, neuter obtūsum, comparative obtūsior); first/second-declension participle

  1. struck, beaten, buffeted
  2. blunt, dull, obtuse

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative obtūsus obtūsa obtūsum obtūsī obtūsae obtūsa
Genitive obtūsī obtūsae obtūsī obtūsōrum obtūsārum obtūsōrum
Dative obtūsō obtūsō obtūsīs
Accusative obtūsum obtūsam obtūsum obtūsōs obtūsās obtūsa
Ablative obtūsō obtūsā obtūsō obtūsīs
Vocative obtūse obtūsa obtūsum obtūsī obtūsae obtūsa

Descendants
  • French: obtus
  • Portuguese: obtuso
  • Spanish: obtuso

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