adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
differtus
differtus (feminine differta, neuter differtum)
Classical[dɪfˈfɛr.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[difˈfɛr.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivestuffed full, crowded, swarming
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | differtus | differta | differtum |
| genitive | differtī | differtae | differtī |
| dative | differtō | differtae | differtō |
| accusative | differtum | differtam | differtum |
| ablative | differtō | differtā | differtō |
| vocative | differte | differta | differtum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | differtī | differtae | differta |
| genitive | differtōrum | differtārum | differtōrum |
| dative | differtīs | differtīs | differtīs |
| accusative | differtōs | differtās | differta |
| ablative | differtīs | differtīs | differtīs |
| vocative | differtī | differtae | differta |
dif-fertus, a, um, Part. [farcio, kept asunder, stretched out by stuffing, i. e.],
I. stuffed full, filled, crowded (cf.: plenus, refertus, confertus—rare but class.; not in Cicero): plena lictorum provincia, differta exactoribus, * Caes. B. C. 3, 32, 4:
corpus odoribus, Tac. A. 16, 6: Forum Appi nautis, Hor. S. 1, 5, 4: differtum forum populumque = forum differtum populo, id. Ep. 1, 6, 59.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
differtus adj.
dis- + farcio, stuffed, crammed, crowded, swarming : provincia differta exactoribus, Cs.: corpus odoribus, Ta.: differtum forum populumque (i. e. forum differtum populo), H.
Origins
Formed as if it was the perfect passive participle of a verb *differciō, from dis- + farciō (“to cram, stuff”). Compare cōnfertus from cōnferciō etc.