praeustus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of praeūrō.

Participle

praeustus (feminine praeusta, neuter praeustum); first/second-declension participle

  1. burnt before or at the end
  2. scorched, parched or withered

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

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