cerritus

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Latin

Etymology

Meaning "possessed by Ceres," from Ceres +‎ -(i)tus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cerrītus (feminine cerrīta, neuter cerrītum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. frantic, frenzied
  2. mad, crazy, demented

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

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