LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

abitus

abitus m (genitive abitūs)
Classical[ˈa.bɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.bi.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea going away; departure
  2. masculinethe place through which one leaves; place of egress, way out, exit; outlet, escape route

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabitusabitūs
genitiveabitūsabituum
dativeabituīabitibus
accusativeabitumabitūs
ablativeabitūabitibus
vocativeabitusabitūs

ăbĭtus, ūs, m. abeo,
I. a going away, departure.
I. Lit., in abstr. (class.): cum videam miserum hunc tam excruciarier ejus abitu, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 5; 4, 4, 24; Lucr. 1, 457 and 677; * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 54, § 125; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 311 al.—
II. Transf., in concr., the place through which one goes, the outlet, place of egress (as aditus, of entrance): omnemque abitum custode coronant, they surround the outlet with guards, Verg. A. 9, 380; so in plur.: circumjecta vehicula sepserant abitus, barricaded the passages out, Tac. A. 14, 37.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin abitus From abeō (“to depart, go off”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does abitus mean in Latin?
abitus, a noun, means “a going away; departure; the place through which one leaves”.
What is the genitive of abitus?
The genitive singular is abitūs. abitus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce abitus?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.bɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.bi.tus].