questus
Latin
Etymology 1
Perfect active participle of queror.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛs.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛs.tus]
Participle
questus (feminine questa, neuter questum); first/second-declension participle
- having complained, lamented
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | questus | questa | questum | questī | questae | questa | |
| genitive | questī | questae | questī | questōrum | questārum | questōrum | |
| dative | questō | questae | questō | questīs | |||
| accusative | questum | questam | questum | questōs | questās | questa | |
| ablative | questō | questā | questō | questīs | |||
| vocative | queste | questa | questum | questī | questae | questa | |
Etymology 2
From queror + -tus (forming action nouns).
Pronunciation
- questus:
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛs.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛs.tus]
- questūs:
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛs.tuːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛs.tus]
Noun
questus m (genitive questūs); fourth declension
- a complaining; a complaint
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | questus | questūs |
| genitive | questūs | questuum |
| dative | questuī | questibus |
| accusative | questum | questūs |
| ablative | questū | questibus |
| vocative | questus | questūs |
References
- “questus¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “questus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “questus¹”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “questus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “questus / questŭs”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.