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Latin
Etymology
From verū (“javelin, dart”) + -tus (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Adjective
verūtus (feminine verūta, neuter verūtum); first/second-declension adjective
- equipped for battle with a javelin or dart.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “verutus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “verutus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- verutus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Glossary of Latin Words, Bible History Online. (File retrieved 10-19-07)