correctus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of corrigō.

Pronunciation

Participle

corrēctus (feminine corrēcta, neuter corrēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. corrected
  2. straightened
  3. improved
  4. healed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative corrēctus corrēcta corrēctum corrēctī corrēctae corrēcta
Genitive corrēctī corrēctae corrēctī corrēctōrum corrēctārum corrēctōrum
Dative corrēctō corrēctō corrēctīs
Accusative corrēctum corrēctam corrēctum corrēctōs corrēctās corrēcta
Ablative corrēctō corrēctā corrēctō corrēctīs
Vocative corrēcte corrēcta corrēctum corrēctī corrēctae corrēcta

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Descendants

References

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