possessus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of possideō.

Participle

possessus (feminine possessa, neuter possessum); first/second-declension participle

  1. possessed
  2. seized

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative possessus possessa possessum possessī possessae possessa
genitive possessī possessae possessī possessōrum possessārum possessōrum
dative possessō possessae possessō possessīs
accusative possessum possessam possessum possessōs possessās possessa
ablative possessō possessā possessō possessīs
vocative possesse possessa possessum possessī possessae possessa

References

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