erectus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of ērigō (“raise, erect”).

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

Participle

ērēctus (feminine ērēcta, neuter ērēctum, comparative ērēctior); first/second-declension participle

  1. erect, upright, raised, having been set up
  2. built, having been constructed
  3. aroused, excited, having been aroused
  4. encouraged, cheered, having been encouraged
  5. elevated, lofty, noble
  6. haughty, proud
  7. alert, attentive, intent, confident
  8. animated, encouraged, resolute
  9. (New Latin) Used in taxonomic names as a specific epithet for any plant or animal that stands erect.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ērēctus ērēcta ērēctum ērēctī ērēctae ērēcta
Genitive ērēctī ērēctae ērēctī ērēctōrum ērēctārum ērēctōrum
Dative ērēctō ērēctō ērēctīs
Accusative ērēctum ērēctam ērēctum ērēctōs ērēctās ērēcta
Ablative ērēctō ērēctā ērēctō ērēctīs
Vocative ērēcte ērēcta ērēctum ērēctī ērēctae ērēcta

Derived terms
terms derived from erectus

Descendants
descendants of erectus

References
  • erectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • erectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • erectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to show a brisk and cheerful spirit: alacri et erecto animo esse
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