LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

excessus

excessus m (genitive excessūs)
Classical[ɛkˈskɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ekˈʃɛs.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculinedeparture
  2. masculinedemise, death
  3. masculinedigression
  4. masculinedeviation, aberration
  5. Medieval Latinmasculinepunishment, redress, compensation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexcessusexcessūs
genitiveexcessūsexcessuum
dativeexcessuīexcessibus
accusativeexcessumexcessūs
ablativeexcessūexcessibus
vocativeexcessusexcessūs

excessus, ūs, m. excedo, I. A. 2. and B. 2..
I. A departure.
A. In gen.: excessus ejus, Vell. 1, 15, 1.—Esp., a departure from life: in his esse et excessum e vita et in vita mansionem, Cic. Fin. 3, 18, 60; Val. Max. 9, 13 prooem.; Sen. Ep. 26, 4; for which also, vitae, Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 27; Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 1: post obitum, vel potius excessum Romuli, Cic. Rep. 2, 30; cf. so of Romulus, id. ib. 2, 12; once in Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 3; and freq. in post-Aug. prose excessus alone, death, Tac. A. 1, 7; 14; Suet. Tib. 22; 70; id. Calig. 1; 9; 48; id. Ner. 5; id. Vesp. 3 al.—
B. Trop., a leaving of the mental powers, loss of self-possession, = ἔκστασις: in excessu mentis, Vulg. Act. 11, 5; id. Psa. 30, 22.—Without mentis: ego dixi in excessu meo, Vulg. Psa. 115, 2.—
II. A standing out, projecting beyond a certain limit. *
A. Lit.: os calcis quadam parte sinuatur, quadam excessus habet, projections, Cels. 8, 1 fin.: montani excessus, Sol. 9, 2; Amm. 18, 6, 15: flexuosi excessus, id. 24, 4, 10.—
B. Trop.
1. A departing from the subject, digression (post-Aug.): egressio vel (quod usitatius esse coepit) excessus, sive est extra causam, etc., Quint. 3, 9, 4; cf. ib. § 1; Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 9; and in plur., Plin. H. N. praef. § 12.—
2. A deviation, aberration from any thing: minuti a pudore excessus, Val. Max. 8, 2, 4: moderaminis, Prud. in Symm. 2, 990.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin excessus From excēdō + -tus.

Descendants
  • Catalanexcés
  • Frenchexcès
  • Italianeccesso
  • GermanExzess
  • Portugueseexcesso
  • Romanianexces
  • Spanishexceso
  • Russianэксцесс

Quick answers

What does excessus mean in Latin?
excessus, a noun, means “departure; demise, death; digression”.
What is the genitive of excessus?
The genitive singular is excessūs. excessus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce excessus?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈskɛs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈʃɛs.sus].