tutus

See also: tutús

English

Noun

tutus

  1. plural of tutu

French

Noun

tutus

  1. plural of tutu

Latin

Etymology

Collateral perfect participle of tueor (“I care for, guard, defend, protect, etc.”). Compare tuitus.

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

Adjective

tūtus (feminine tūta, neuter tūtum); first/second declension

  1. safe, prudent
  2. secure
  3. protected

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative tūtus tūta tūtum tūtī tūtae tūta
Genitive tūtī tūtae tūtī tūtōrum tūtārum tūtōrum
Dative tūtō tūtae tūtō tūtīs tūtīs tūtīs
Accusative tūtum tūtam tūtum tūtōs tūtās tūta
Ablative tūtō tūtā tūtō tūtīs tūtīs tūtīs
Vocative tūte tūta tūtum tūtī tūtae tūta

References
  • tūtus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tutus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tutus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • tutus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the cavalry covers the retreat: equitatus tutum receptum dat
    • (ambiguous) to be in a position of safety: in tuto esse
    • (ambiguous) to ensure the safety of a thing: in tuto collocare aliquid
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