LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

excursus

excursus m (genitive excursūs)
Classical[ɛkˈskʊr.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ekˈskur.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculineexcursion
  2. masculinesally, sortie, raid

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexcursusexcursūs
genitiveexcursūsexcursuum
dativeexcursuīexcursibus
accusativeexcursumexcursūs
ablativeexcursūexcursibus
vocativeexcursusexcursūs

excursus, a, um, Part., from excurro.
excursus, ūs, m. excurro,
I. a running out or forth (rare; not in Cic.; cf. excursio).
I. Lit.: excursusque breves tentant (apes), excursions, Verg. G. 4, 194: avium, Sol. 20, 3; cf. the outflow of water, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 8.—
2. In partic., in milit. lang. (like excursio, I. B.), a sally, charge, onset, attack; an inroad, invasion: excursus militum, * Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2: rari, Tac. G. 30: subiti, id. Agr. 20: navigiorum, Auct. B. Alex. 19, 2.—
B. Transf., of localities, a projecting, projection: promontorium vasto excursu, Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 6: ad Pyrenaei montis excursum, id. 4, 17, 31, § 105.—
II. Trop., a digression in speaking: hae (egressiones) per totam causam varios habent excursus, ut laus hominum locorumque, etc., Quint. 4, 3, 12; opp. opus ipsum, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 43.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of excurrō.

Descendants
  • Italianscorso
  • Catalanexcurs
  • Englishexcursus
  • Spanishexcurso

In English words that came into English from excursus

  • excurseexcursus
  • excursusexcursus

Quick answers

What does excursus mean in Latin?
excursus, a noun, means “excursion; sally, sortie, raid”.
What is the genitive of excursus?
The genitive singular is excursūs. excursus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce excursus?
In classical Latin, [ɛkˈskʊr.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ekˈskur.sus].