LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

gressus

gressus m (genitive gressūs)
Classical[ˈɡrɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡrɛs.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA stepping, going; step, course, way.
  2. masculineA pace (as a measure of length).
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latinmasculine(figuratively) step, move, action
    Innocēns crēdit omnī verbō: astūtus cōnsīderat gressūs suōs. The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.14.15

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegressusgressūs
genitivegressūsgressuum
dativegressuīgressibus
accusativegressumgressūs
ablativegressūgressibus
vocativegressusgressūs

gressus, a, um, Part., from gradior.
gressus, ūs, m. gradior,
I. a stepping, going, step, course, way.
A. Lit. (poet. and post-class.; cf.: gradus, passus, incessus, ingressus): tendere gressum ad moenia, Verg. A. 1, 410; so in sing., id. ib. 6, 389; 11, 29.—In plur.: gressus glomerare superbos, Verg. G. 3, 117; 4, 360; Val. Fl. 1, 183; Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33; Gell. 1, 11, 6; 11, 13, 10.—
B. Transf.
1. Poet., of the course of a vessel: huc dirige gressum, Verg. A. 5, 162.—
2. A pace, as a measure of length, Gromat. Vet. p. 373, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin gressus From gradior + -tus.

Quick answers

What does gressus mean in Latin?
gressus, a noun, means “A stepping, going; step, course, way.; A pace (as a measure of length).”.
What is the genitive of gressus?
The genitive singular is gressūs. gressus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce gressus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡrɛs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡrɛs.sus].