LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

erctus1

*erctus (feminine *ercta, neuter *erctum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romanceparticiplereconstructionraised

Origins

Past participle for *ergere (“raise”), corresponding to Classical Latin ērectus.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianerto
  • Italianerta
  • Sicilianirta
  • Venetanerto
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesehirtofrom Old Galician-Portuguese yrto
  • Spanishyerto
  • Galicianirtofrom Old Galician-Portuguese yrto
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanert
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianert
  • Ladinert
  • Romanshiert
noun · neutersecond declension
erctum2
erctum n (genitive erctī)
Classical[ˈɛrk.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛrk.tum]

Meaning

  1. neuteran inheritance, patrimony
    erctum ciēreto divide an inheritance

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeerctumercta
hercta
genitiveerctī
herctī		erctōrum
herctōrum
dativeerctō
herctō		erctīs
herctīs
accusativeerctumercta
hercta
ablativeerctō
herctō		erctīs
herctīs
vocativeerctumercta
hercta

Origins

Perhaps the supine of *ercō; see ercīscō.

Quick answers

What does erctus mean in Latin?
erctus, a verb, means “raised”.
What are the principal parts of erctus?
erctus, *ercta, *erctum (first/second-declension participle).