oblitus

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Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect active participle of oblīvīscor.

Participle

oblītus (feminine oblīta, neuter oblītum); first/second-declension participle

  1. (with genitive or accusative) having forgotten, oblivious, unmindful, heedless of
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.220–221:
      oculōsque ad moenia torsit / rēgia et oblītōs fāmae meliōris amantēs.
      and turned his eyes toward the royal walls and the loving who had forgotten their nobler fame.
      (amantes = Dido and Aeneas)
  2. forgotten
  3. disregarded, neglected
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative oblītus oblīta oblītum oblītī oblītae oblīta
genitive oblītī oblītae oblītī oblītōrum oblītārum oblītōrum
dative oblītō oblītae oblītō oblītīs
accusative oblītum oblītam oblītum oblītōs oblītās oblīta
ablative oblītō oblītā oblītō oblītīs
vocative oblīte oblīta oblītum oblītī oblītae oblīta
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Catalan: oblit

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of oblinō.

Participle

oblitus (feminine oblita, neuter oblitum); first/second-declension participle

  1. daubed over, besmeared
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative oblitus oblita oblitum oblitī oblitae oblita
genitive oblitī oblitae oblitī oblitōrum oblitārum oblitōrum
dative oblitō oblitae oblitō oblitīs
accusative oblitum oblitam oblitum oblitōs oblitās oblita
ablative oblitō oblitā oblitō oblitīs
vocative oblite oblita oblitum oblitī oblitae oblita

References

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