intellectus

Latin

Etymology 1

From intellegō (to understand; perceive).

Participle

intellēctus (feminine intellēcta, neuter intellēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. understood; realized
  2. perceived; discerned
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative intellēctus intellēcta intellēctum intellēctī intellēctae intellēcta
genitive intellēctī intellēctae intellēctī intellēctōrum intellēctārum intellēctōrum
dative intellēctō intellēctae intellēctō intellēctīs
accusative intellēctum intellēctam intellēctum intellēctōs intellēctās intellēcta
ablative intellēctō intellēctā intellēctō intellēctīs
vocative intellēcte intellēcta intellēctum intellēctī intellēctae intellēcta
Descendants
  • Aromanian: ntsileptu
  • Romanian: înțelept

Etymology 2

From intellegō +‎ -tus (forming action nouns).

Noun

intellēctus m (genitive intellēctūs); fourth declension

  1. comprehension, understanding
    • Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Mattheum 15:16:
      At ille dixit: Adhuc et vos sine intellectu estis?
      And he said: Are ye also yet without understanding?
  2. meaning, sense
  3. intellect
  4. reason, discerning
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative intellēctus intellēctūs
genitive intellēctūs intellēctuum
dative intellēctuī intellēctibus
accusative intellēctum intellēctūs
ablative intellēctū intellēctibus
vocative intellēctus intellēctūs
Derived terms
Descendants

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