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Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of adedō
Participle
adēsus (feminine adēsa, neuter adēsum); first/second-declension participle
- about to be bitten/gnawed, going to be bitten/gnawed
- about to be consumed entirely/eaten up, going to be consumed entirely/eaten up
- about to be exhausted/eroded/worn down, going to be exhausted/eroded/worn down
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “adesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “adesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers