LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dēfessus

dēfessus (feminine dēfessa, neuter dēfessum, comparative defessior, superlative defessissimus)
Classical[deːˈfɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[deˈfɛs.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveexhausted, tired, fainted

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
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nominativedēfessusdēfessadēfessum
genitivedēfessīdēfessaedēfessī
dativedēfessōdēfessaedēfessō
accusativedēfessumdēfessamdēfessum
ablativedēfessōdēfessādēfessō
vocativedēfessedēfessadēfessum
plural
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nominativedēfessīdēfessaedēfessa
genitivedēfessōrumdēfessārumdēfessōrum
dativedēfessīsdēfessīsdēfessīs
accusativedēfessōsdēfessāsdēfessa
ablativedēfessīsdēfessīsdēfessīs
vocativedēfessīdēfessaedēfessa

dēfessus, a, um, Part. of defetiscor.

Origins

Perfect active participle of dēfetīscor.

Quick answers

What does dēfessus mean in Latin?
dēfessus, a adjective, means “exhausted, tired, fainted”.
How do you pronounce dēfessus?
In classical Latin, [deːˈfɛs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈfɛs.sus].