protectus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of prōtegō.

Participle

prōtēctus (feminine prōtēcta, neuter prōtēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. covered
  2. protected
  3. defended

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōtēctus prōtēcta prōtēctum prōtēctī prōtēctae prōtēcta
Genitive prōtēctī prōtēctae prōtēctī prōtēctōrum prōtēctārum prōtēctōrum
Dative prōtēctō prōtēctō prōtēctīs
Accusative prōtēctum prōtēctam prōtēctum prōtēctōs prōtēctās prōtēcta
Ablative prōtēctō prōtēctā prōtēctō prōtēctīs
Vocative prōtēcte prōtēcta prōtēctum prōtēctī prōtēctae prōtēcta

References

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