quaesitus

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Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of quaerō.

Participle

quaesītus (feminine quaesīta, neuter quaesītum); first/second-declension participle

  1. sought for, having been sought for
  2. asked, having been asked, questioned, having been questioned
  3. striven for, having been striven for
  4. missed, having been missed, lacked, having been lacked
  5. desired, having been desired
  6. special, having been special
  7. far-fetched, having been far-fetched
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative quaesītus quaesīta quaesītum quaesītī quaesītae quaesīta
genitive quaesītī quaesītae quaesītī quaesītōrum quaesītārum quaesītōrum
dative quaesītō quaesītae quaesītō quaesītīs
accusative quaesītum quaesītam quaesītum quaesītōs quaesītās quaesīta
ablative quaesītō quaesītā quaesītō quaesītīs
vocative quaesīte quaesīta quaesītum quaesītī quaesītae quaesīta
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Action noun from quaerō. Compare with quaestus.

Noun

quaesītus m (genitive quaesītūs); fourth declension

  1. seeking, searching
  2. investigation
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative quaesītus quaesītūs
genitive quaesītūs quaesītuum
dative quaesītuī quaesītibus
accusative quaesītum quaesītūs
ablative quaesītū quaesītibus
vocative quaesītus quaesītūs
Descendants

References

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