noun · masculinefourth declension
obiectus
obiectus m (genitive obiectūs)
Classical[ɔbˈjɛk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[obˈjɛk.tus]
Meaning
- masculineobstacle, object
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | obiectus | obiectūs |
| genitive | obiectūs | obiectuum |
| dative | obiectuī | obiectibus |
| accusative | obiectum | obiectūs |
| ablative | obiectū | obiectibus |
| vocative | obiectus | obiectūs |
objectus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from obicio.
objectus, ūs, m. obicio,
I. a casting before, a putting against, in the way, or opposite, an opposing; or, neutr., a lying before or opposite (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose): dare objectum parmaï, the opposing of the shield, * Lucr. 4, 847:
vestis, Col. 3, 19: insula portum Efficit objectu laterum, by the opposition, Verg. A. 1, 160: cum terga flumine, latera objectu paludis tegerentur, Tac. H. 3, 9: molis, id. ib. 5, 14: regiones, quae Tauri montis objectu separantur, Gell. 12, 13, 27: solem interventu lunae occultari, lunamque terrae objectu, the interposition, Plin. 2, 10, 7, § 47; cf.: eademque (terra) objectu suo umbram noctemque efficiat, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 243, 13 dub. (al. objecta soli): hi molium objectus (i. e. moles objectas) scandere, the projection, Tac. A. 14, 8.—II. Transf., that which presents itself to the sight, an object, appearance, sight, spectacle, Nep. Hann. 5, 2 (al. objecto).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
obiectus adj.
P. of obicio, lying before, opposite: nec visi obiectis silvis, because of the woods in front, Cs.: insula Alexandriae, Cs.: flumina, V.: obiectus fortunae, exposed: ad omnes casūs periculorum.—Plur n. as subst, charges, accusations: de obiectis non confiteri.
(obiectus, ūs) m
ob+IA-, a putting against, opposing: miles tectus plutei obiectu, Cs.: insula portum Efficit obiectu laterum, opposition, V.: molium obiectūs scandere (i. e. moles obiectas), Ta.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of obiciō.