erectus
English edit
Etymology edit
Ellipsis of Homo erectus.; from Latin erectus (“upright”).
Noun edit
erectus (uncountable)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Perfect passive participle of ērigō (“raise, erect”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eːˈreːk.tus/, [eːˈreːkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈrek.tus/, [eˈrɛkt̪us]
Participle edit
ērēctus (feminine ērēcta, neuter ērēctum, comparative ērēctior); first/second-declension participle
- erected, made upright, raised, having been set up
- built, having been constructed
- aroused, excited, having been aroused
- encouraged, cheered, having been encouraged
- elevated, lofty, noble
- haughty, proud
- alert, attentive, intent, confident
- animated, encouraged, resolute
- (New Latin) Used in taxonomic names as a specific epithet for any plant or animal that stands erect.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | ērēctus | ērēcta | ērēctum | ērēctī | ērēctae | ērēcta | |
Genitive | ērēctī | ērēctae | ērēctī | ērēctōrum | ērēctārum | ērēctōrum | |
Dative | ērēctō | ērēctō | ērēctīs | ||||
Accusative | ērēctum | ērēctam | ērēctum | ērēctōs | ērēctās | ērēcta | |
Ablative | ērēctō | ērēctā | ērēctō | ērēctīs | |||
Vocative | ērēcte | ērēcta | ērēctum | ērēctī | ērēctae | ērēcta |
Derived terms edit
terms derived from erectus
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “erectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “erectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- erectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to show a brisk and cheerful spirit: alacri et erecto animo esse
- to show a brisk and cheerful spirit: alacri et erecto animo esse