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erectus
erectus
Latin
Participle
ērectus m (feminine ērecta, neuter ērectum); first/second declension
- erect, upright, raised, having been set up
- built, having been constructed
- aroused, excited, having been aroused
- encouraged, cheered, having been encouraged
- elevated, lofty, noble
- haughty, proud
- alert, attentive, intent, confident
- animated, encouraged, resolute
- (New Latin) Used in taxonomic names as a species epithet or specific name for any plant or animal that stands erect.
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | ērectus | ērecta | ērectum | ērectī | ērectae | ērecta | |
| genitive | ērectī | ērectae | ērectī | ērectōrum | ērectārum | ērectōrum | |
| dative | ērectō | ērectō | ērectīs | ||||
| accusative | ērectum | ērectam | ērectum | ērectōs | ērectās | ērecta | |
| ablative | ērectō | ērectā | ērectō | ērectīs | |||
| vocative | ērecte | ērecta | ērectum | ērectī | ērectae | ērecta | |
Derived terms
terms derived from erectus
Related terms
Descendants
descendants of erectus
References
- erectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- erectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “erectus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to show a brisk and cheerful spirit: alacri et erecto animo esse
- to show a brisk and cheerful spirit: alacri et erecto animo esse