LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

discursus

discursus m (genitive discursūs)

Meaning

  1. masculinerunning about (or to and fro)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

cursus hūc illūc
discursus -ūs (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 5

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediscursusdiscursūs
genitivediscursūsdiscursuum
dativediscursuīdiscursibus
accusativediscursumdiscursūs
ablativediscursūdiscursibus
vocativediscursusdiscursūs

discursus, a, um, Part., from discurro.
discursus, ūs, m. discurro.
I. A running to and fro, a running about (mostly post-class.): magno clamore discursuque passim fugae se mandant, Hirt. B. G. 8, 29, 2; Liv. 25, 25; Quint. 1, 12, 10; Plin. Ep. 1, 9, 7; Ov. F. 2, 223; Juv. 1, 86; Val. Fl. 5, 428 al.—
B. Transf.
1. A pace, gait: acri discursu, Amm. 14, 7, 16. —
2. Of inanimate things: radicum, Plin. 17, 20, 33, § 144: venarum, id. 34, 12, 29, § 118: macularum, id. 16, 15, 26, § 66: telorum, Val. Max. 3, 1, 1.—
II. In late Lat. (acc. to discurro, III.), a conversation, discourse: redempti, Cod. Th. 9, 24, 1 (cf. It. discorso, Fr. discours).

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-éti Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti Proto-Italic *korzō Latin currō Latin discurrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin discursus From discurrō + -tus.

Descendants
  • Catalandiscurs
  • Englishdiscourse
  • Frenchdiscours
  • Italiandiscorso
  • Portuguesediscurso
  • Romaniandiscurs
  • Sardiniandiscursu
  • Spanishdiscurso
  • Dalmatiandiscuars
  • Welshsgwrs

Quick answers

What does discursus mean in Latin?
discursus, a noun, means “running about (or to and fro)”.
What is the genitive of discursus?
The genitive singular is discursūs. discursus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does discursus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Latin discursus.