abitus

Latin

Etymology

From abeō (to depart, go off) +‎ -tus (forming action nouns).

Pronunciation

Noun

abitus m (genitive abitūs); fourth declension

  1. a going away; departure
    Synonyms: abitiō, ēgressus, exitus, ēgressiō
  2. the place through which one leaves; place of egress, way out, exit; outlet, escape route
    Antonyms: iānua, ingressiō, ingressus, līmen, initium, porta, vestibulum, foris

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative abitus abitūs
genitive abitūs abituum
dative abituī abitibus
accusative abitum abitūs
ablative abitū abitibus
vocative abitus abitūs

References

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