insectus

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Latin

Etymology 1

    Perfect passive participle of īnsecō (“cut up or into”).

    Participle

    īnsectus (feminine īnsecta, neuter īnsectum); first/second-declension participle

    1. cut up or into, having been cut up or into; incised, dissected
    2. indented
    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative īnsectus īnsecta īnsectum īnsectī īnsectae īnsecta
    genitive īnsectī īnsectae īnsectī īnsectōrum īnsectārum īnsectōrum
    dative īnsectō īnsectae īnsectō īnsectīs
    accusative īnsectum īnsectam īnsectum īnsectōs īnsectās īnsecta
    ablative īnsectō īnsectā īnsectō īnsectīs
    vocative īnsecte īnsecta īnsectum īnsectī īnsectae īnsecta

    Etymology 2

    From in (“without, not”) + sectus (“cut; cleaved, divided”).

    Adjective

    īnsectus (feminine īnsecta, neuter īnsectum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. Not cut, uncut.
    2. Not cleaved or divided, uncleaved, undivided
    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative īnsectus īnsecta īnsectum īnsectī īnsectae īnsecta
    genitive īnsectī īnsectae īnsectī īnsectōrum īnsectārum īnsectōrum
    dative īnsectō īnsectae īnsectō īnsectīs
    accusative īnsectum īnsectam īnsectum īnsectōs īnsectās īnsecta
    ablative īnsectō īnsectā īnsectō īnsectīs
    vocative īnsecte īnsecta īnsectum īnsectī īnsectae īnsecta
    Descendants

    References

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