LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

drictus1

drictus m (genitive drictī)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculineright (entitlement)
  2. Late Latinmasculinelaw

Origins

From dīrēctus. Attested beginning from the fifth century. The spelling reflects an Italo-Western merger of Latin ē and i as /e/.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniandrept
  • Aromaniandreptu
  • Aromanianãndreptu
  • Aromanianãdreptu
  • Aromanianadreptu
  • Aromanianndreptu
  • Aromanianadireptu
  • Albaniandrejtë
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiandritto
  • Dalmatiandrat
  • Maltesedrittfrom Sicilian drittu
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandret
  • Gascondret
  • Languedociendrech
  • Languedociendreit
  • Limousindrech
  • Limousindreit
  • Auvergnatdreit
  • Provençaldrech
  • Vivaro-Alpinedrech
  • Vivaro-Alpinedreit
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliandret
  • Ladindërt
  • Romanshdretg
  • Romanshdret
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombarddrecc
  • Lombarddreç
  • Lombarddriç
  • Piedmontesedret
  • Piedmontesedrecc
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençaldrêt
  • Angevindraitfrom Old French droit
  • Bourbonnais-Berrichondroétfrom Old French droit
  • Gallodraitfrom Old French droit
  • Middle Frenchdroictfrom Old French droit
  • Normandreitfrom Old French droit
  • Picarddroétfrom Old French droit
  • Poitevin-Saintongeaisdretfrom Old French droit
  • Walloondroetfrom Old French droit
Ibero-Romance
  • Aragonesedreito
  • Asturiandreitu
  • Asturiandrechu
  • Galiciandreito
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
drictus2
drictus (feminine dricta, neuter drictum)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivestraight
  2. Late Latinadjectiveright (on the right-hand side)

Origins

From dīrēctus. Attested beginning from the fifth century. The spelling reflects an Italo-Western merger of Latin ē and i as /e/.

Quick answers

What does drictus mean in Latin?
drictus, a noun, means “right (entitlement); law”.
What is the genitive of drictus?
The genitive singular is drictī. drictus is masculine, second declension.