adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
necessus
necessus (feminine necessa, neuter necessum, adverb necessē)
Meaning
- adjectiveunavoidable
- adjectivenecessary
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | necessus | necessa | necessum |
| genitive | necessī | necessae | necessī |
| dative | necessō | necessae | necessō |
| accusative | necessum | necessam | necessum |
| ablative | necessō | necessā | necessō |
| vocative | necesse | necessa | necessum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | necessī | necessae | necessa |
| genitive | necessōrum | necessārum | necessōrum |
| dative | necessīs | necessīs | necessīs |
| accusative | necessōs | necessās | necessa |
| ablative | necessīs | necessīs | necessīs |
| vocative | necessī | necessae | necessa |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
necessus —, n
2 NEC-, a necessity ; only nom. with esse, it is unavoidable, is necessary : in eum iam res rediit locum, Ut sit necessus, T.: Quasi necessus sit, te uxorem ducere, T.
Origins
From the negation suffix ne- added to the start of cessus, past participle of cedere.
Descendants
- Italiannecesse
- Welshneges