LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

aborsus1

aborsus m (genitive aborsī)
Classical[aˈbɔr.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɔr.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepremature delivery, miscarriage, abortion

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaborsusaborsī
genitiveaborsīaborsōrum
dativeaborsōaborsīs
accusativeaborsumaborsōs
ablativeaborsōaborsīs
vocativeaborseaborsī

ăborsus, ūs, m. id., = abortus,
I. miscarriage, Tert. de Fig. 3 fin.; Non. 448, 3.

Origins

From aborior (“pass away; miscarry”), from ab (“from, away from”) + orior (“rise, get up; appear”).

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aborsus2
aborsus (feminine aborsa, neuter aborsum)
Classical[aˈbɔr.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɔr.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveThat which has been brought forth or born prematurely.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaborsusaborsaaborsum
genitiveaborsīaborsaeaborsī
dativeaborsōaborsaeaborsō
accusativeaborsumaborsamaborsum
ablativeaborsōaborsāaborsō
vocativeaborseaborsaaborsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaborsīaborsaeaborsa
genitiveaborsōrumaborsārumaborsōrum
dativeaborsīsaborsīsaborsīs
accusativeaborsōsaborsāsaborsa
ablativeaborsīsaborsīsaborsīs
vocativeaborsīaborsaeaborsa

ăborsus, a, um aborior, in the sense of misbirth,
I. that has brought forth prematurely: aborsus abactus venter, Paul. Sent. 4, 9, 6.

Origins

From aborior (“pass away; miscarry”), from ab (“from, away from”) + orior (“rise, get up; appear”).

Quick answers

What does aborsus mean in Latin?
aborsus, a noun, means “premature delivery, miscarriage, abortion”.
What is the genitive of aborsus?
The genitive singular is aborsī. aborsus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce aborsus?
In classical Latin, [aˈbɔr.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbɔr.sus].