demissus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dēmittō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈmis.sus/, [d̪eːˈmɪs̠ːʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈmis.sus/, [d̪eˈmisːus]

Participle

dēmissus (feminine dēmissa, neuter dēmissum); first/second-declension participle

  1. dropped
  2. descended
  3. slanting

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēmissus dēmissa dēmissum dēmissī dēmissae dēmissa
Genitive dēmissī dēmissae dēmissī dēmissōrum dēmissārum dēmissōrum
Dative dēmissō dēmissō dēmissīs
Accusative dēmissum dēmissam dēmissum dēmissōs dēmissās dēmissa
Ablative dēmissō dēmissā dēmissō dēmissīs
Vocative dēmisse dēmissa dēmissum dēmissī dēmissae dēmissa

Adjective

dēmissus (feminine dēmissa, neuter dēmissum, comparative dēmissior); first/second-declension adjective

  1. low; low-lying
    Antonyms: altus, sublimis
  2. disheartened, downhearted, downcast, crestfallen, dejected, dispirited
    Synonym: frāctus
  3. humble, poor
    Synonyms: modicus, ignōbilis, humilis, abiectus, sordidus
    Antonyms: altus, sublimis, excelsus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dēmissus dēmissa dēmissum dēmissī dēmissae dēmissa
Genitive dēmissī dēmissae dēmissī dēmissōrum dēmissārum dēmissōrum
Dative dēmissō dēmissō dēmissīs
Accusative dēmissum dēmissam dēmissum dēmissōs dēmissās dēmissa
Ablative dēmissō dēmissā dēmissō dēmissīs
Vocative dēmisse dēmissa dēmissum dēmissī dēmissae dēmissa

References
  • “demissus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “demissus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • demissus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be cast down, discouraged, in despair: animo esse humili, demisso (more strongly animo esse fracto, perculso et abiecto) (Att. 3. 2)
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