adjectivefirst/second-declension participle
obsolētus
obsolētus (feminine obsolēta, neuter obsolētum, comparative obsolētior, adverb obsolētē)
Classical[ɔp.sɔˈɫeː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ob.soˈlɛː.tus]
Meaning
- participleold, worn out, thrown off
- participleobsolete, out-of-date
- participlecommon, ordinary, mean, low
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | obsolētus | obsolēta | obsolētum |
| genitive | obsolētī | obsolētae | obsolētī |
| dative | obsolētō | obsolētae | obsolētō |
| accusative | obsolētum | obsolētam | obsolētum |
| ablative | obsolētō | obsolētā | obsolētō |
| vocative | obsolēte | obsolēta | obsolētum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | obsolētī | obsolētae | obsolēta |
| genitive | obsolētōrum | obsolētārum | obsolētōrum |
| dative | obsolētīs | obsolētīs | obsolētīs |
| accusative | obsolētōs | obsolētās | obsolēta |
| ablative | obsolētīs | obsolētīs | obsolētīs |
| vocative | obsolētī | obsolētae | obsolēta |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- vestitus obsoletus, tritus
- cast-off clothing.
- prisca, obsoleta (opp. usitata), ambigua verba
- obsolete, ambiguous expressions.
obsŏlētus, a, um, P. a., v. obsolesco
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
obsolētus adj. with comp.
P. of obsolesco, old, worn out, thrown off: erat veste obsoletā, L.: esse vestitu obsoletiore: homo, shabby: tectum, ruinous, H.: verba, obsolete.—Common, ordinary, poor, mean, low: crimina: ex victoriā gaudia, L.: O nec paternis obsoleta sordibus, H.: obsoletior oratio, a too negligent style.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin obsoletus Verbal adjective from obsolēscō (“wear out, fall into disuse”).
Descendants
- Frenchobsolètefrom Middle French obsolet
- Englishobsolete
- Italianobsoleto
- Spanishobsoleto
- Portugueseobsoleto
- Asturianobsoletu
- Galicianobsoleto
- Sicilianobsoletu
In English words that came into English from obsolētus
- obsoleteobsolētus