LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

legendus

legendus (feminine legenda, neuter legendum)
Classical[ɫɛˈɡɛn.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[leˈd͡ʒɛn.dus]

Meaning

  1. participlewhich is to be chosen, selected, appointed.
  2. participlewhich is to be collected, gathered, brought together.
  3. participlewhich is to be taken, stolen.
  4. participlewhich is to be traversed, passed through.
  5. participlewhich is to be read (aloud), recited.

Origins

Future passive participle (gerundive) of legō (“pick out, select”).

In English words that came into English from legendus

  • legendlegenda
  • legendariumlegendarius

Quick answers

What does legendus mean in Latin?
legendus, a verb, means “which is to be chosen, selected, appointed.; which is to be collected, gathered, brought together.; which is to be taken, stolen.”.
What are the principal parts of legendus?
legendus, legenda, legendum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce legendus?
In classical Latin, [ɫɛˈɡɛn.dʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈd͡ʒɛn.dus].