LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

assultus

assultus m (genitive assultūs)
Classical[asˈsʊɫ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[asˈsul.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinean assault

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeassultusassultūs
genitiveassultūsassultuum
dativeassultuīassultibus
accusativeassultumassultūs
ablativeassultūassultibus
vocativeassultusassultūs

assultus (ads-), ūs, m. id.,
I. a leaping to or toward, an attack, assault: locum variis adsultibus urget, Verg. A. 5, 442: adsultibus et velocitate corporum uti, Tac. A. 2, 21.

Origins

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

Latin saliō Latin assiliō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin assultus From assiliō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishassaultfrom Old French assaut
  • Frenchassautfrom Old French assaut
  • Italianassalto
  • Spanishasaltofrom Italian assalto

Quick answers

What does assultus mean in Latin?
assultus, a noun, means “an assault”.
What is the genitive of assultus?
The genitive singular is assultūs. assultus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce assultus?
In classical Latin, [asˈsʊɫ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈsul.tus].
Where does assultus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin assultus.