LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

itus

itus m (genitive itūs)
Classical[ˈɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea going, departure
  2. masculinea gait
  3. masculinethe right of way, right to travel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeitusitūs
genitiveitūsituum
dativeituīitibus
accusativeitumitūs
ablativeitūitibus
vocativeitusitūs

ĭtus, ūs, m. eo,
I. a going, gait.
I. In gen.: nec repentis itum cujusviscumque animantis Sentimus, Lucr. 3, 388: itum, gestum, amictum qui videbant ejus, Titin. ap. Non. 123, 10.—
II. In partic.
A. A going away, departure: noster itus, reditus, vultus, Cic. Att. 15, 5, 3: pro itu ac reditu, Suet. Tib. 38: itum felicem reditumque gloriosum exoptans, Amm. 23, 2, 4.—
(b). Plur.: per paucos itus ac reditus, Pall 7, 2, 4.—
B. The right of going anywhere. right of road, Inscr. Orell. 4085 al.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *itus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁i-tus, from *h₁ey- + *-tus. Related to eō (“go, proceed”).

Quick answers

What does itus mean in Latin?
itus, a noun, means “a going, departure; a gait; the right of way, right to travel”.
What is the genitive of itus?
The genitive singular is itūs. itus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce itus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.tus].