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Latin
Etymology
ob- + ūstus, perfect passive participle of ūrō (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
obūstus (feminine obūsta, neuter obūstum); first/second-declension adjective
- burnt, hardened in the fire
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “obustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.