Latin

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Etymology

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From the feminine substantivation of dēductus (past perfect participle of dēdūcō). Probably through the clipping of a set phrase in the like of "dēducta pars" (deducted part).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dēducta f (genitive dēductae); first declension

  1. part deducted from one's heritage, inheritance deduction
    • 106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, De Legibus II.50:
      Atque etiam hoc docent Scaeuolae, quom est partitio, ut si in testamento deducta scripta non sit, ipsique minus ceperint quam omnibus heredibus relinquatur, sacris ne alligentur.
      But teach us the Scaevolae thus: whenever there be partition of heritage, if no set deduction were in the will stipulated, and the legatees would earn less than is given the heirs, they are no longer bound to their sacrificial duties

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Declension

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Participle

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dēducta

  1. inflection of dēductus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

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dēductā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dēductus

References

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  • deducta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.