percussus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of percutiō.

Participle

percussus (feminine percussa, neuter percussum); first/second-declension participle

  1. thrust through
  2. pierced

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative percussus percussa percussum percussī percussae percussa
Genitive percussī percussae percussī percussōrum percussārum percussōrum
Dative percussō percussō percussīs
Accusative percussum percussam percussum percussōs percussās percussa
Ablative percussō percussā percussō percussīs
Vocative percusse percussa percussum percussī percussae percussa

Derived terms

References

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