LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

illāpsus

illāpsus m (genitive illāpsūs)
Classical[ɪlˈlaːp.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ilˈlap.sus]

Meaning

  1. a falling, gliding, or flowing in; an irruption
    umoris illapsus atque exitus
    serpentino illapsu

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeillāpsusillāpsūs
genitiveillāpsūsillāpsuum
dativeillāpsuīillāpsibus
accusativeillāpsumillāpsūs
ablativeillāpsūillāpsibus
vocativeillāpsusillāpsūs

illapsus (inl-), a, um, Part., from illabor.
illapsus (inl-), ūs, m. illabor,
I. a falling, gliding, or flowing in: umoris illapsus atque exitus, Col. 2, 2, 11: serpentino illapsu, Ambros. Ep. 6, 42: gregis illapsu fremebundo territus, Sil. 3, 463.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinillāpsus

Latin lābor Latin illābor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin illāpsus From illābor (“to fall, slide”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishillapse

Quick answers

What does illāpsus mean in Latin?
illāpsus, a noun, means “a falling, gliding, or flowing in; an irruption”.
What is the genitive of illāpsus?
The genitive singular is illāpsūs. illāpsus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce illāpsus?
In classical Latin, [ɪlˈlaːp.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ilˈlap.sus].
Where does illāpsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin illāpsus.