Latin

Participle

receptus m ‎(feminine recepta, neuter receptum); first/second declension

1. retaken, having been retaken
2. received, having been received

Inflection

First/second declension.

Descendants

Noun

receptus m ‎(genitive receptūs); fourth declension

1. retreat (falling back)

Inflection

Fourth declension.

References

• receptus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• receptus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• RECEPTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “receptus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the retreat is sounded: signa receptui canunt
    
  • the retreat is sounded: receptui canitur (B. G. 7. 47)
    
  • (ambiguous) it is traditional usage: more, usu receptum est
    
  • (ambiguous) the cavalry covers the retreat: equitatus tutum receptum dat