noun · masculinefourth declension
extersus
extersus m (genitive extersūs)
Classical[ɛkˈstɛr.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ekˈstɛr.sus]
Meaning
- masculinewiping, cleaning
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | extersus | extersūs |
| genitive | extersūs | extersuum |
| dative | extersuī | extersibus |
| accusative | extersum | extersūs |
| ablative | extersū | extersibus |
| vocative | extersus | extersūs |
extersus, a, um, Part., from extergeo.
extersus, ūs, m. extergeo,
I. a rubbing dry, a rubbing down:
linteum extersui, Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 20.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
extersus
P. of extergeo.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -sus Latin extersus From extergō (“to wipe, to clean”) + -sus (action noun-forming suffix).