affectus

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Perfect passive participle of afficiō.

    Participle

    affectus (feminine affecta, neuter affectum); first/second-declension participle

    1. (having been) endowed with, possessed of
    2. (having been) influenced, (having been) affected
    3. (having been) impaired, (having been) weakened
    4. sick
      Synonyms: aeger, fessus, īnfirmus, miser, languidus
      Antonyms: sānus, salvus, validus, integer, intāctus, salūber
    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative affectus affecta affectum affectī affectae affecta
    genitive affectī affectae affectī affectōrum affectārum affectōrum
    dative affectō affectae affectō affectīs
    accusative affectum affectam affectum affectōs affectās affecta
    ablative affectō affectā affectō affectīs
    vocative affecte affecta affectum affectī affectae affecta
    Descendants
    • Italian: affetto
    • English: affect
    • Spanish: afecto

    Etymology 2

    From afficiō (to affect) +‎ -tus (action noun-forming suffix).

    Noun

    affectus m (genitive affectūs); fourth declension

    1. affection, mood, emotion, feeling
    2. affection, fondness, compassion, sympathy, love
    Declension

    Fourth-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative affectus affectūs
    genitive affectūs affectuum
    dative affectuī affectibus
    accusative affectum affectūs
    ablative affectū affectibus
    vocative affectus affectūs
    Derived terms
    Descendants

    References

    • affectus¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • affectus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • adfectus¹”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 34.
    • adfectŭs²”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 34/3.
    • affectus²” on page 77 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
    • "affectus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to be seriously ill: gravi morbo affectum esse, conflictari, vexari
      • to be so disposed: ita animo affectum esse
    • affectus¹” on page 77 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)