LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

diērectus

diērectus (feminine diērecta, neuter diērectum, adverb dīērecte)
Classical[di.eːˈrɛk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.eˈrɛk.tus]

Meaning

  1. Old Latinadjectivederogatorycrucified
    ī diērectusgo get thee crucified
    apage in diērectum

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediērectusdiērectadiērectum
genitivediērectīdiērectaediērectī
dativediērectōdiērectaediērectō
accusativediērectumdiērectamdiērectum
ablativediērectōdiērectādiērectō
vocativediērectediērectadiērectum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativediērectīdiērectaediērecta
genitivediērectōrumdiērectārumdiērectōrum
dativediērectīsdiērectīsdiērectīs
accusativediērectōsdiērectāsdiērecta
ablativediērectīsdiērectīsdiērectīs
vocativediērectīdiērectaediērecta

di-ērectus (in Plaut. always trisyllabic), a um, P. a. erigo, qs. stretched out and raised on high, i. e.
I. crucified (only in Plautus and Varro; not in Terence), an abusive expression, like the English Go and be hanged! gallowsbird, etc. (cf. furcifer, and v. Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 457; Lorence ad Plaut. Most. 837): i hinc dierectus, Plaut. Merc. 1, 72: abin dierectus, id. ib. 4, 4, 16; id. Cas. 1, 15; id. Poen. 1, 1, 32: recede hinc dierecte, id. Bacch. 4, 1, 7: abi dierecte, id. Most. 1, 1, 8; id. Trin. 2, 4, 56: i dierecte in maxumam malam crucem, id. Poen. 1, 2, 134: i dierectum, cor meum, ac suspende te, id. Capt. 3, 4, 103: abi hinc dierecte. Abin hinc in malam crucem? id. Most. 3, 2, 163: quin tu i dierecta cum sucula et cum porculis, id. Rud. 4, 4, 126.—
II. Transf.: ducit lembum jam dierectum navis praedatoria, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 87: lien dierectu'st, is gone to the crows, is destroyed, id. Curc. 2, 1, 29: apage in dierectum a domo nostra istam insanitatem, Varr. ap. Non. 49, 26.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Latindiērectus

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin ērēctus Latin diērectus From dis- + ērēctus.

Quick answers

What does diērectus mean in Latin?
diērectus, a adjective, means “crucified”.
How do you pronounce diērectus?
In classical Latin, [di.eːˈrɛk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.eˈrɛk.tus].
Where does diērectus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin diērectus.