fessus

French

Adjective

fessus

  1. masculine plural of fessu

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰH- (to disappear). Connected with famēs, affatim, fatīscō, fatīgō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfes.sus/, [ˈfɛs.sʊs]

Adjective

fessus (feminine fessa, neuter fessum); first/second declension

  1. tired, weary
    O mater, ego tam fessa sum.[1]
    Oh mother, I'm so tired.[1]
    • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon 4.265:
      [] ultro / hortantem et fessas ad pabula nota vocantem
      [] freely / calling them and exhorting the weary insects to eat their familiar food.
  2. weak, enfeebled

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fessus fessa fessum fessī fessae fessa
Genitive fessī fessae fessī fessōrum fessārum fessōrum
Dative fessō fessae fessō fessīs fessīs fessīs
Accusative fessum fessam fessum fessōs fessās fessa
Ablative fessō fessā fessō fessīs fessīs fessīs
Vocative fesse fessa fessum fessī fessae fessa

comparative: fessior, superlative: fessissumus

Derived terms

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