adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
exaptus
exaptus (feminine exapta, neuter exaptum)
Classical[ɛkˈsap.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzap.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivefastened, attached
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exaptus | exapta | exaptum |
| genitive | exaptī | exaptae | exaptī |
| dative | exaptō | exaptae | exaptō |
| accusative | exaptum | exaptam | exaptum |
| ablative | exaptō | exaptā | exaptō |
| vocative | exapte | exapta | exaptum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | exaptī | exaptae | exapta |
| genitive | exaptōrum | exaptārum | exaptōrum |
| dative | exaptīs | exaptīs | exaptīs |
| accusative | exaptōs | exaptās | exapta |
| ablative | exaptīs | exaptīs | exaptīs |
| vocative | exaptī | exaptae | exapta |
ex-aptus, a, um, adj.,
I. fastened (very rare): exaptum pendere onus ingens, Lucil. ap. Non. 235, 7; cf.: ex quo orbe pendeant exapta catenis tintinabula, Varr. ap. Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 92; so Fronto Fer. Als. p. 213 Mai.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexaptus
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ptós Proto-Italic *aptos Latin aptus Latin exaptus From ex- + aptus.