LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

mēnsus

mēnsus m (genitive mēnsūs)
Classical[ˈmẽː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛn.sus]

Meaning

  1. the act of measuring
    Longitudines et altitudines mensu certo distinguereDistinguish longitudes and latitutes through sure measuring116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Fragm. (quoted by Forcellini)
  2. a measure

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemēnsusmēnsūs
genitivemēnsūsmēnsuum
dativemēnsuīmēnsibus
accusativemēnsummēnsūs
ablativemēnsūmēnsibus
vocativemēnsusmēnsūs

mensus, a, um, Part., from metior.
mensus. ūs (only in
I. abl. sing.), m. [metior], a measuring, measure, v. l. ap. App. de Mundo, p. 253 dub.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  2. Proto-Italic*mētis
  3. Latinmēnsus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin mēnsus From metior + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does mēnsus mean in Latin?
mēnsus, a noun, means “the act of measuring; a measure”.
What is the genitive of mēnsus?
The genitive singular is mēnsūs. mēnsus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce mēnsus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmẽː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmɛn.sus].
Where does mēnsus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- → Proto-Italic *mētis → Latin mēnsus.