LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

ingressus1

ingressus m (genitive ingressūs)
Classical[ɪŋˈɡrɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈɡrɛs.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculineentrance (act and structure)
  2. masculineinroad

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeingressusingressūs
genitiveingressūsingressuum
dativeingressuīingressibus
accusativeingressumingressūs
ablativeingressūingressibus
vocativeingressusingressūs

ingressus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a going into, entering, an entrance.
I. Lit.: Antonii in castra, Vell. 2, 63, 2: turba ad ingressum tuum te consalutavit, Plin. Pan. 5, 4; 22 fin.: haec in ipso ingressu meo (sc. in provinciam) scripsi, Plin. Ep. ad Traj. 17, 4.— Esp.
B. A hostile entrance, inroad: ingressus hostiles, Tac. A. 15, 3.—
C. A going, walking, gait: ingressus, cursus, accubitio, etc., Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 94: prohiberi ingressu, were prevented from moving, could not stir a step, Caes. B. C. 1, 84; cf.: instabilemque ingressum praebere, Liv. 24, 34, 15; so, praebere ingressum, Front. Stat. 3, 7, 4: quaedam terrae ad ingressus tremunt, Plin. 2, 94, 96, § 209: celsior, id. 11, 16, 16, § 51. —
II. Transf., the way into a place, entrance, passage: trini ingressus, Prud. Psych. 843; cf.: vulgus quod Horatius arcet ingressu, Aus. Edyll. 6 ep. —
III. Trop., an entering upon any thing, beginning, commencement: in ingressu, Quint. 9, 4, 72: in ingressu (causae) ac fine, id. 8 prooem. § 7: in ingresssu operis, id. 10, 1, 48: ingressus capere, Verg. G. 4, 316: Cannensis pugnae temerarius ingressus, Val. Max. 4, 5, 2.

Origins

Perfect active (or passive, with active meaning) participle of ingredior

Descendants
  • Englishingress
  • Italianingresso
  • Spanishingreso
verbfirst/second-declension participle
ingressus2
ingressus (feminine ingressa, neuter ingressum)
Classical[ɪŋˈɡrɛs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[iŋˈɡrɛs.sus]

Meaning

  1. participleentered
  2. participleengaged in
  3. participlebegun, commenced

Origins

Perfect active (or passive, with active meaning) participle of ingredior

In English words that came into English from ingressus

  • ingressingressus

Quick answers

What does ingressus mean in Latin?
ingressus, a noun, means “entrance (act and structure); inroad”.
What is the genitive of ingressus?
The genitive singular is ingressūs. ingressus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce ingressus?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈɡrɛs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iŋˈɡrɛs.sus].