LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

aggressus

aggressus m (genitive aggressūs)

Meaning

  1. masculineattack, assault

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaggressusaggressūs
genitiveaggressūsaggressuum
dativeaggressuīaggressibus
accusativeaggressumaggressūs
ablativeaggressūaggressibus
vocativeaggressusaggressūs

aggressus (adg-), a, um, Part. of aggredior.
aggressus (adg-), ūs, m. aggredior. *
I. An attack, assault (cf. aggredior, II. B.), Dig. 36, 1, 17.—
II. An entering upon, beginning; opp. exitus (cf. aggredior, II. C.), Firm. Math. 2, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinaggressus

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin aggressus From aggredior + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does aggressus mean in Latin?
aggressus, a noun, means “attack, assault”.
What is the genitive of aggressus?
The genitive singular is aggressūs. aggressus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does aggressus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin aggressus.