messus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of metō

Participle

messus m (feminine messa, neuter messum); first/second declension

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Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative messus messa messum messī messae messa
Genitive messī messae messī messōrum messārum messōrum
Dative messō messae messō messīs messīs messīs
Accusative messum messam messum messōs messās messa
Ablative messō messā messō messīs messīs messīs
Vocative messe messa messum messī messae messa

References
  • messus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • messus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) the crop is in the blade: messis in herbis est (Liv. 25. 15)
    • (ambiguous) your crop is still green, i.e. you are still far from your ambition: adhuc tua messis in herba est (proverb.)
    • (ambiguous) a good harvest: messis opīma (opp. ingrata)
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