pellitus

Latin

Etymology

From pellis (“hide, pelt, skin”) +‎ -ītus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pelˈliː.tus/, [pɛlˈlʲiːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pelˈli.tus/, [pelˈliːt̪us]

Adjective

pellītus (feminine pellīta, neuter pellītum); first/second-declension adjective

1. clad in skins or furs

   ovēs pellītae ― sheep with very fine wool (protected by a covering of skins)

   testēs pellītī ― the witnesses from Sardinia, where skins were used for clothing

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	pellītus	pellīta	pellītum		pellītī	pellītae	pellīta
Genitive	pellītī	pellītae	pellītī		pellītōrum	pellītārum	pellītōrum
Dative	pellītō		pellītō		pellītīs
Accusative	pellītum	pellītam	pellītum		pellītōs	pellītās	pellīta
Ablative	pellītō	pellītā	pellītō		pellītīs
Vocative	pellīte	pellīta	pellītum		pellītī	pellītae	pellīta

References

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