oppositus

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of oppōnō.

Participle

oppositus (feminine opposita, neuter oppositum); first/second-declension participle

  1. set against
  2. opposed, objected

Adjective

oppositus (feminine opposita, neuter oppositum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. opposite, against
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative oppositus opposita oppositum oppositī oppositae opposita
genitive oppositī oppositae oppositī oppositōrum oppositārum oppositōrum
dative oppositō oppositae oppositō oppositīs
accusative oppositum oppositam oppositum oppositōs oppositās opposita
ablative oppositō oppositā oppositō oppositīs
vocative opposite opposita oppositum oppositī oppositae opposita
Descendants
  • → Old French: oposite
  • French: opposé

Etymology 2

From oppōnō +‎ -tus (forming action nouns).

Noun

oppositus m (genitive oppositūs); fourth declension

  1. a placing or setting against, an opposing
  2. a placing or laying before, an interposition, intervention
  3. a citing or bringing forward against someone
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative oppositus oppositūs
genitive oppositūs opposituum
dative opposituī oppositibus
accusative oppositum oppositūs
ablative oppositū oppositibus
vocative oppositus oppositūs

References

  • “oppŏsĭtus¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “oppŏsĭtus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “oppositus¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “oppositus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “oppŏsĭtus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • oppositus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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