adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lassus
lassus (feminine lassa, neuter lassum, comparative lassior, superlative lassissimus)
Classical[ˈɫas.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlas.sus]
Meaning
- adjectiveweary; faint; tired
- adjectiveexhausted; used up
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
fessuslassus -a -um — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 14
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Fatigatus · Fessus · Lassus
Fatigatus and fessus express the condition in which a man after exertion longs for rest, from subjective weariness; whereas lassus and lassatus, the condition in which a man after active employment has need of rest, from objective weakness. Cels. i. 2, 15. Exercitationis finis esse debet sudor aut certe lassitudo, quæ citra fatigationem sit. Sall. Jug. 57. Opere castrorum et prœliorum fessi lassique erant. (i. 105.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lassus | lassa | lassum |
| genitive | lassī | lassae | lassī |
| dative | lassō | lassae | lassō |
| accusative | lassum | lassam | lassum |
| ablative | lassō | lassā | lassō |
| vocative | lasse | lassa | lassum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lassī | lassae | lassa |
| genitive | lassōrum | lassārum | lassōrum |
| dative | lassīs | lassīs | lassīs |
| accusative | lassōs | lassās | lassa |
| ablative | lassīs | lassīs | lassīs |
| vocative | lassī | lassae | lassa |
lassus, a, um, adj. etym. dub.; acc. to Bopp, Gloss. 112, 6, for glassus from glasnus; kindred to Sanscr. glasnu, fessus, defessus, lassus; but more prob. collat. form of laxus; cf. langueo,
I. faint, languid, weary, tired, exhausted (syn.: fessus, fatigatus, defatigatus; mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I. Lit.:
lassus de via, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 66: opere faciundo, id. As. 5, 2, 23: lassus jam sum durando miser, id. Truc. 2, 3, 6; cf.: Romani itinere atque opere castrorum et proelio fessi lassique erant, Sall. J. 53: recto itinere lassi, Quint. 2, 3, 9: assiduo gaudio, Plin. 37, 1, 1, § 3: ab equo indomito, Hor. S. 2, 2, 10: lasso mihi subvenire, Plin. Ep. 9, 36, 5: alieno aratro, Juv. 8, 246: marris ac vomere, id. 15, 167.—Prov.: a lasso rixam quaeri (because tired persons are easily vexed), Sen. Ira, 3, 9, 5.—(b). With gen.:
lassus maris et viarum Militiaeque, Hor. C. 2, 6, 7; cf.: ita me amor lassum animi ludificat, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8.—(g). With acc.:
lassus pondus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1599. —(d). With inf.:
nec fueris nomen lassa vocare meum, Prop. 2, 13, 28 (3, 5, 12); 2, 15 (3, 7), 46; 2, 33 (3, 31), 26.—II. Transf., of things:
fructious assiduis lassa humus, exhausted, Ov. P. 1, 4, 14; cf.: lassa et effeta natura, Plin. Ep. 6, 21, 2: aurae spatio ipso, id. ib. 5, 6, 14: stomachus, Hor. S. 2, 8, 8: verba onerantia lassas aures, id. ib. 1, 10, 10: collum, drooping, Verg. A. 9, 436: lasso collo jumenta, Juv. 14, 146: undae, i. e. become calm again, Luc. 2, 618: mons, gently sloping, Stat. Th. 1, 330: si res lassa labat, Itidem amici collabascunt, Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 16.—Comp., sup., and adv. seem not to occur.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lassus adj.
LAG-, faint, languid, weary, tired, exhausted : animus, T.: ab equo indomito, H.: marris ac vomere, Iu.: lassus maris et viarum, H.: Fructibus adsiduis lassa humus, exhausted , O.: verba onerantia lassas aurīs, H.: collum, drooping , V.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *lh₁d-to-s, verbal adjective from the root *leh₁d- (“to be tired”) + *-tós. Compare Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, lazy”).
Descendants
- Catalanllas
- Catalanlas
- Frenchlas
- Italianlasso
- Occitanlas
- Portugueselasso
- Spanishlaso
- Asturianllasu
- Asturianesllasu
- Galicianlaso