tottus

Latin

Etymology 1

'Vulgar' alteration of Classical Latin tōtus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtoːt.tus/, [ˈt̪oːt̪ːʊs̠]

Adjective

tōttus (feminine tōtta, neuter tōttum); first/second-declension adjective (pronominal)

  1. (Late Latin, proscribed) whole, entire
    • 5th c. CE, Consentius, Ars de barbarismis et metaplasmis:
      Per adiectionem litterae sic fit [barbarismus], ut siquis dicat coperit pro operit, gruit pro ruit, tottum pro toto, cottidie pro cotidie, quandius pro quandiu...
      And so a mistake is committed by the addition of a letter, for instance when one says coperit instead of operit, gruit instead of ruit, tottum instead of totum, cottidie instead of cotidie, or quandius instead of quandiu...

Descendants

  • Dalmato-Romance:
    • Dalmatian: tot
    • Istriot: doûto
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Padanian:
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: tottu
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