adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
abscīsus
abscīsus (feminine abscīsa, neuter abscīsum)
Classical[apˈskiː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[abˈʃiː.s̬us]
abscīse sg. voc. m.
Meaning
- adjectivesteep, sheer, precipitous
- adjectiveabrupt, curt, brusque
- adjectiverestricted
- adjectivesevered
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
cut away, sheer
abscīsus -a -um — in De Bello Gallico III
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abscīsus | abscīsa | abscīsum |
| genitive | abscīsī | abscīsae | abscīsī |
| dative | abscīsō | abscīsae | abscīsō |
| accusative | abscīsum | abscīsam | abscīsum |
| ablative | abscīsō | abscīsā | abscīsō |
| vocative | abscīse | abscīsa | abscīsum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abscīsī | abscīsae | abscīsa |
| genitive | abscīsōrum | abscīsārum | abscīsōrum |
| dative | abscīsīs | abscīsīs | abscīsīs |
| accusative | abscīsōs | abscīsās | abscīsa |
| ablative | abscīsīs | abscīsīs | abscīsīs |
| vocative | abscīsī | abscīsae | abscīsa |
abscīsus, a, um, P. a., v. abscido.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
abscīsus adj.
P. of abscido, cut off, severed, caput, H.—Meton., steep, precipitous: saxum, L.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of abscīdō (“cut off,cut short”).