coercitus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of coerceō.

Participle

coercitus (feminine coercita, neuter coercitum); first/second-declension participle

  1. surrounded, confined
  2. shut up, tamed, curbed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative coercitus coercita coercitum coercitī coercitae coercita
Genitive coercitī coercitae coercitī coercitōrum coercitārum coercitōrum
Dative coercitō coercitō coercitīs
Accusative coercitum coercitam coercitum coercitōs coercitās coercita
Ablative coercitō coercitā coercitō coercitīs
Vocative coercite coercita coercitum coercitī coercitae coercita

References

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