LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

attractus

attractus m (genitive attractūs)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinea drawing to, attraction

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeattractusattractūs
genitiveattractūsattractuum
dativeattractuīattractibus
accusativeattractumattractūs
ablativeattractūattractibus
vocativeattractusattractūs

at-tractus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of attraho.
attractus, ūs, m. attraho,
I. a drawing to, attraction, Dictys, 5, 11.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Latin attrahō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin attractus From attrahō + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from attractus

  • attractattractus

Quick answers

What does attractus mean in Latin?
attractus, a noun, means “a drawing to, attraction”.
What is the genitive of attractus?
The genitive singular is attractūs. attractus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does attractus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin attractus.