LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

impercussus

impercussus (feminine impercussa, neuter impercussum)
Classical[ɪm.pɛrˈkʊs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[im.perˈkus.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivenot struck (so that no sound is made)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimpercussusimpercussaimpercussum
genitiveimpercussīimpercussaeimpercussī
dativeimpercussōimpercussaeimpercussō
accusativeimpercussumimpercussamimpercussum
ablativeimpercussōimpercussāimpercussō
vocativeimpercusseimpercussaimpercussum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeimpercussīimpercussaeimpercussa
genitiveimpercussōrumimpercussārumimpercussōrum
dativeimpercussīsimpercussīsimpercussīs
accusativeimpercussōsimpercussāsimpercussa
ablativeimpercussīsimpercussīsimpercussīs
vocativeimpercussīimpercussaeimpercussa

impercussus (inp-), a, um, adj. 2. in-percussus,
I. not struck, unstruck: impercussos nocte movere pedes, i. e. without noise, Ov. Am. 3, 1, 52.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinimpercussus

Latin percussus Latin impercussus From in- (“un-”) + percussus (“struck, beaten”).

Quick answers

What does impercussus mean in Latin?
impercussus, a adjective, means “not struck (so that no sound is made)”.
How do you pronounce impercussus?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɛrˈkʊs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.perˈkus.sus].
Where does impercussus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Italic *n̥- → Latin impercussus.