LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

missus

missus m (genitive missūs)
Classical[ˈmɪs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmis.sus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea sending, dispatching
  2. masculinea throwing, hurling, cast, shot
  3. masculinea round
  4. masculinea course

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemissusmissūs
genitivemissūsmissuum
dativemissuīmissibus
accusativemissummissūs
ablativemissūmissibus
vocativemissusmissūs

missus, a, um, Part., from mitto.
missus, ūs, m. mitto,
I. a sending away, a sending, despatching.
I. Lit.
A. missu Caesaris ad Ambiorigem ventitare consueverat, Caes. B. G. 5, 27: duas venisse legiones missu Caesaris, id. ib. 6, 7: Archippi regis missu, Verg. A. 7, 752: quae valido venit contorta falarica missu, Enn. ap. Non. 555, 15 (Ann. v. 534 Vahl.).—
B. A throwing, hurling, launching: pilum, haud paulo quam hasta vehementius ictu missuque telum, Liv. 9, 19, 7 Weissenb. ad loc.: telorum, Auct. B. Hisp. 17, 3; 31, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. A cast, a shot: vix absunt nobis missus bis mille sagittae, Lucr. 4, 408.—
B. In the public games, a course, a round, a heat: spectaculum multiplicatis missibus in serum produxit, Suet. Ner. 22; id. Dom. 4: unus est missus qui ordinarius dicitur, Schol. Juv. 11, 193.—
C. At table, a course: novem libras carnis per tres missus ponebat, Capitol. Pert. 12; Lampr. Heliog. 30.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  4. Proto-Italic*meitō
  5. Old Latinmītō
  6. Latinmissus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin missus From mittō (“to send, to shoot, to let”) + -tus.

In English words that came into English from missus

  • messagemissāticum

Quick answers

What does missus mean in Latin?
missus, a noun, means “a sending, dispatching; a throwing, hurling, cast, shot; a round”.
What is the genitive of missus?
The genitive singular is missūs. missus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce missus?
In classical Latin, [ˈmɪs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmis.sus].
Where does missus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mey-? → Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- → Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti → Proto-Italic *meitō → Old Latin mītō → Latin missus.