inversus

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English

Etymology

From Latin inversus.

Noun

inversus

  1. (music) The inverted part of a composition.

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of invertō (invert, turn upside down).

Participle

inversus (feminine inversa, neuter inversum); first/second-declension participle

  1. inverted, upset, turned upside down

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative inversus inversa inversum inversī inversae inversa
Genitive inversī inversae inversī inversōrum inversārum inversōrum
Dative inversō inversae inversō inversīs
Accusative inversum inversam inversum inversōs inversās inversa
Ablative inversō inversā inversō inversīs
Vocative inverse inversa inversum inversī inversae inversa

Descendants

References

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