LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

dēiectus

dēiectus m (genitive dēiectūs)
Classical[deːˈjɛk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[deˈjɛk.tus]

Meaning

  1. a throwing down
  2. that which is thrown down
  3. declivity, descent
  4. a lowering of the voice

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēiectusdēiectūs
genitivedēiectūsdēiectuum
dativedēiectuīdēiectibus
accusativedēiectumdēiectūs
ablativedēiectūdēiectibus
vocativedēiectusdēiectūs

dējectus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from deicio.
dējectus, ūs, m. deicio,
I. a casting or throwing down (rare; not in Cic.).
I. In gen.: arborum, Liv. 9, 2: gravis (Penei), fall, Ov. M. 1, 571; cf. fluminum, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 18: aquae, id. Ep. 56; and absol., Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 75; cf. Vitr. 6, 3.—
B. Concr., that which is thrown over, a covering: velatum geminae dejectu lyncis, Stat. Th. 4, 272.—
II. Esp., of localities (acc. to dejectus, P. a., I.), a declivity, descent: collis, Caes. B. G. 2, 22: in dejectu positus, Plin. 2, 70, 71, § 179. In plur.: collis ex utraque parte lateris dejectūs habebat, Caes. B. G. 2, 8, 3.—
B. Transf., the lowering of the voice, = Gr. θέσις (opp. elatio, = Gr. ἄρσις), Plin. Fulg. Myth. 3, 9, p. 129.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēiectus

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Latin dēiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēiectus From dēiciō (“to cast away, to throw down”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does dēiectus mean in Latin?
dēiectus, a noun, means “a throwing down; that which is thrown down; declivity, descent”.
What is the genitive of dēiectus?
The genitive singular is dēiectūs. dēiectus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce dēiectus?
In classical Latin, [deːˈjɛk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈjɛk.tus].
Where does dēiectus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēiectus.