derectus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dērigō (“direct; straighten”).

Participle

dērectus m (feminine dērecta, neuter dērectum); first/second declension

  1. directed, steered, guided, aligned, pointed, having been guided
  2. straightened, levelled, having been straightened

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dērectus dērecta dērectum dērectī dērectae dērecta
Genitive dērectī dērectae dērectī dērectōrum dērectārum dērectōrum
Dative dērectō dērectae dērectō dērectīs dērectīs dērectīs
Accusative dērectum dērectam dērectum dērectōs dērectās dērecta
Ablative dērectō dērectā dērectō dērectīs dērectīs dērectīs
Vocative dērecte dērecta dērectum dērectī dērectae dērecta

References
  • derectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • derectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • derectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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