"aptus" meaning in Latin

See aptus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ˈap.tʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈap.tus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus From Proto-Italic *aptos, which has been connected to the root Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”) or to the perfect passive participle of apiō (“fasten, join”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*aptos<ety:inh<ine-pro:<alt:*h₂ptós><ety:af<*h₂ep-<id:join>><*-tós>>>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*aptos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aptus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="aptus">, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*aptos}} Proto-Italic *aptos, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₂ep-||to join, fit (in)}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”) Head templates: {{la-part|aptus|adv=aptē|comp=aptior|sup=aptissimus}} aptus (feminine apta, neuter aptum, comparative aptior, superlative aptissimus, adverb aptē); first/second-declension participle Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|aptus}} Forms: apta [feminine], aptum [neuter], aptior [comparative], aptissimus [superlative], aptē [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], aptus [masculine, nominative, singular], apta [feminine, nominative, singular], aptum [neuter, nominative, singular], aptī [masculine, nominative, plural], aptae [feminine, nominative, plural], apta [neuter, nominative, plural], aptī [genitive, masculine, singular], aptae [feminine, genitive, singular], aptī [genitive, neuter, singular], aptōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], aptārum [feminine, genitive, plural], aptōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], aptō [dative, masculine, singular], aptae [dative, feminine, singular], aptō [dative, neuter, singular], aptīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], aptum [accusative, masculine, singular], aptam [accusative, feminine, singular], aptum [accusative, neuter, singular], aptōs [accusative, masculine, plural], aptās [accusative, feminine, plural], apta [accusative, neuter, plural], aptō [ablative, masculine, singular], aptā [ablative, feminine, singular], aptō [ablative, neuter, singular], aptīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], apte [masculine, singular, vocative], apta [feminine, singular, vocative], aptum [neuter, singular, vocative], aptī [masculine, plural, vocative], aptae [feminine, plural, vocative], apta [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. suitable, adapted Tags: declension-1, declension-2, participle
    Sense id: en-aptus-la-verb-f7d3utQ1 Synonyms: opportūnus, commodus, habilis, idōneus, dignus, conveniēns, iūstus, lēgitimus, ūtilis, ūtēnsilis, salūber
  2. ready Tags: declension-1, declension-2, participle
    Sense id: en-aptus-la-verb-sk1tM3Nu Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 9 31 9 28 23 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 0 54 0 40 6 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 46 5 31 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 10 38 10 28 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 51 4 35 6 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 35 8 30 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 8 42 8 31 10
  3. apt, proper Tags: declension-1, declension-2, participle
    Sense id: en-aptus-la-verb-HWqfeeUF
  4. bound, tied, attached, joined (to) Tags: declension-1, declension-2, participle
    Sense id: en-aptus-la-verb-WS7Lh2YZ Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 9 31 9 28 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 29 8 46 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 35 8 30 19
  5. dependent (on) Tags: declension-1, declension-2, participle Synonyms: suspēnsus
    Sense id: en-aptus-la-verb-AyI40g2j Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 9 31 9 28 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 35 8 30 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ineptus

Inflected forms

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          "word": "opportūnus"
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          "word": "habilis"
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          "word": "idōneus"
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          "word": "dignus"
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          "word": "conveniēns"
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          "word": "iūstus"
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          "english": "The apex, which is the ensign of the Flamen, is called so because of the fact that in, the old language, tying with a rope was called apere. Whence aptus is something which is conventiently joined to something.",
          "ref": "1839 [8th century CE], Paulus Diaconus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Excerpta ex libris Pompeii Festi De significatione verborum, page 17, line 9:",
          "text": "Apex, quod est sacerdotum īnsigne, dictus est ab eō, quod comprehendere antīquī vinculō apere dīcēbant. Unde aptus est, quī conventienter alicui iūnctus est.",
          "translation": "The apex, which is the ensign of the Flamen, is called so because of the fact that in, the old language, tying with a rope was called apere. Whence aptus is something which is conventiently joined to something.",
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      "name": "la-part"
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          "word": "incommodus"
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          "word": "ineptus"
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          "word": "irritus"
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          "word": "grātuītus"
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          "word": "commodus"
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          "word": "habilis"
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          "word": "salūber"
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      "glosses": [
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      "glosses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              88,
              93
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            [
              109,
              114
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          ],
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            [
              134,
              139
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            [
              148,
              153
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          ],
          "english": "The apex, which is the ensign of the Flamen, is called so because of the fact that in, the old language, tying with a rope was called apere. Whence aptus is something which is conventiently joined to something.",
          "ref": "1839 [8th century CE], Paulus Diaconus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Excerpta ex libris Pompeii Festi De significatione verborum, page 17, line 9:",
          "text": "Apex, quod est sacerdotum īnsigne, dictus est ab eō, quod comprehendere antīquī vinculō apere dīcēbant. Unde aptus est, quī conventienter alicui iūnctus est.",
          "translation": "The apex, which is the ensign of the Flamen, is called so because of the fact that in, the old language, tying with a rope was called apere. Whence aptus is something which is conventiently joined to something.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈap.tʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈap.tus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aptus"
}

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