English

Noun

tutus

1. plural of tutu

Latin

Etymology

Collateral perfect participle of tueor ‎(“I care for, guard, defend, protect, etc.”). Compare tuitus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtuː.tus/, [ˈtuː.tʊs]

Adjective

tūtus m ‎(feminine tūta, neuter tūtum); first/second declension

1. safe, prudent
2. secure
3. protected

Declension

First/second declension.

• comparative: tūtior, superlative: tūtissimus

References

• tūtus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• tutus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• TUTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tutus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the cavalry covers the retreat: equitatus tutum receptum dat
    
  • (ambiguous) to be in a position of safety: in tuto esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to ensure the safety of a thing: in tuto collocare aliquid