pellitus

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Latin

Etymology

From pellis (“hide, pelt, skin”) +‎ -ītus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pellītus (feminine pellīta, neuter pellītum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. clad in skins or furs
    ovēs pellītae ― sheep with very fine wool (protected by a covering of skins)
    testēs pellītī ― the witnesses from Sardinia, where skins were used for clothing

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pellītus pellīta pellītum pellītī pellītae pellīta
Genitive pellītī pellītae pellītī pellītōrum pellītārum pellītōrum
Dative pellītō pellītō pellītīs
Accusative pellītum pellītam pellītum pellītōs pellītās pellīta
Ablative pellītō pellītā pellītō pellītīs
Vocative pellīte pellīta pellītum pellītī pellītae pellīta

References

  • “pellitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pellitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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