extersus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

extergō (to wipe, to clean) +‎ -sus (action noun-forming suffix).

Noun

extersus m (genitive extersūs); fourth declension

  1. wiping, cleaning
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative extersus extersūs
genitive extersūs extersuum
dative extersuī extersibus
accusative extersum extersūs
ablative extersū extersibus
vocative extersus extersūs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

extersus (feminine extersa, neuter extersum); first/second-declension participle

  1. perfect participle of extergeo
  2. perfect participle of extergo
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants
  • Aromanian: ashcersu
  • Romanian: șters

References

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