distinctus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of distinguō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /disˈtink.tus/, [dɪsˈtɪŋk.tʊs]

Adjective

distinctus (feminine distincta, neuter distinctum); first/second declension

  1. distinct, separate
  2. definite, lucid

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative distinctus distincta distinctum distinctī distinctae distincta
Genitive distinctī distinctae distinctī distinctōrum distinctārum distinctōrum
Dative distinctō distinctae distinctō distinctīs distinctīs distinctīs
Accusative distinctum distinctam distinctum distinctōs distinctās distincta
Ablative distinctō distinctā distinctō distinctīs distinctīs distinctīs
Vocative distincte distincta distinctum distinctī distinctae distincta

Descendants

References
  • distinctus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • distinctus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • distinctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the star-lit sky; the firmament: caelum astris distinctum et ornatum
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