invictus

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Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ victus, the perfect passive participle of vincō (conquer).

Pronunciation

Adjective

invictus (feminine invicta, neuter invictum, superlative invictissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. unconquered, unsubdued
  2. invincible, undisputed, undefeated

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Italian: invitto
  • Portuguese: invicto
  • Spanish: invicto

References

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