What does adespotos mean in Latin?

adespotos, a adjective, means “ownerless”.

How do you pronounce adespotos?

In classical Latin, [aˈdɛs.pɔ.tɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈdɛs.po.tos].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (Greek-type)

adespotos (feminine adespota, neuter adespoton)

Classical[aˈdɛs.pɔ.tɔs]Ecclesiastical[aˈdɛs.po.tos]

Greek typeNew Latinadjectivewithout specifying an author, anonymous
Greek typeNew Latinadjectivewithout specifying a dedicatee, undedicated
Greek typeNew Latinadjectiveusuallyownerless
[…] liber adespotus dicitur […] In Germania ergo ex Jure Romano privati in occupatione rerum adespotarum fundatam habent intentionem, […]1705, Jeremias Steyr, Dissertatio Juridica de Jure Principis circa Adespota, […], pages 4, 11:
De Dominio rerum adespotarum. Quæstio Theologica […] Rectè jure gentium facta est rerum divisio: sed tamen aliquarum adhuc est facienda, quæ ideo adespotæ, hoc est, domino carentes vocantur.1742, Martin Steyaert, Opuscula ex. D. Martini Steyaert […], page 130:

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	adespotos	adespota	adespoton adespotum
genitive	adespotī	adespotae	adespotī
dative	adespotō	adespotae	adespotō
accusative	adespoton adespotum	adespotān adespotam	adespoton adespotum
ablative	adespotō	adespotā	adespotō
vocative	adespote	adespota	adespoton adespotum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	adespotī adespotoe	adespotae	adespota
genitive	adespotōrum	adespotārum	adespotōrum
dative	adespotīs	adespotīs	adespotīs
accusative	adespotōs	adespotās	adespota
ablative	adespotīs	adespotīs	adespotīs
vocative	adespotī adespotoe	adespotae	adespota

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