discretus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of discernō.

Pronunciation

Participle

discrētus (feminine discrēta, neuter discrētum); first/second-declension participle

  1. separated

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative discrētus discrēta discrētum discrētī discrētae discrēta
Genitive discrētī discrētae discrētī discrētōrum discrētārum discrētōrum
Dative discrētō discrētō discrētīs
Accusative discrētum discrētam discrētum discrētōs discrētās discrēta
Ablative discrētō discrētā discrētō discrētīs
Vocative discrēte discrēta discrētum discrētī discrētae discrēta

Adjective

discrētus (feminine discrēta, neuter discrētum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. separate
  2. differentiated
  3. discrete
  4. (Medieval Latin) discreet, prudent
  5. (Medieval Latin) illustrious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative discrētus discrēta discrētum discrētī discrētae discrēta
Genitive discrētī discrētae discrētī discrētōrum discrētārum discrētōrum
Dative discrētō discrētō discrētīs
Accusative discrētum discrētam discrētum discrētōs discrētās discrēta
Ablative discrētō discrētā discrētō discrētīs
Vocative discrēte discrēta discrētum discrētī discrētae discrēta

Related terms

Descendants

References

  • discretus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • discretus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • discretus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • discretus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “discretus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill