LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

oppositus1

oppositus m (genitive oppositūs)
Classical[ɔpˈpɔ.sɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[opˈpɔː.s̬i.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea placing or setting against, an opposing
  2. masculinea placing or laying before, an interposition, intervention
  3. masculinea citing or bringing forward against someone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoppositusoppositūs
genitiveoppositūsopposituum
dativeopposituīoppositibus
accusativeoppositumoppositūs
ablativeoppositūoppositibus
vocativeoppositusoppositūs

oppŏsĭtus, ūs, m. (in sing. used only in abl.) [oppono].
I. A placing or setting against, an opposing; with obj.-gen.: laterum nostrorum oppositus et corporum pollicemur, Cic. Marc. 10, 32; Sil. 10, 212. —With subj.-gen.: lunae, Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25. —
II. A placing or laying before, an interposition, intervention: oppositu globi noctem afferente, Plin. 2, 71, 73, § 181: aedium, Gell. 4, 5, 3.—
III. A citing or bringing forward against one: oppositu horum vocabulorum commotus, Gell. 14, 5, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin oppōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin oppositus From oppōnō + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from oppositus

  • oppositeoppositus
  • oppositoppositus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
oppositus2
oppositus (feminine opposita, neuter oppositum)
Classical[ɔpˈpɔ.sɪ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[opˈpɔː.s̬i.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveopposite, against

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoppositusoppositaoppositum
genitiveoppositīoppositaeoppositī
dativeoppositōoppositaeoppositō
accusativeoppositumoppositamoppositum
ablativeoppositōoppositāoppositō
vocativeoppositeoppositaoppositum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoppositīoppositaeopposita
genitiveoppositōrumoppositārumoppositōrum
dativeoppositīsoppositīsoppositīs
accusativeoppositōsoppositāsopposita
ablativeoppositīsoppositīsoppositīs
vocativeoppositīoppositaeopposita

oppŏsĭtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from oppono.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of oppōnō.

Descendants
  • Englishoppositefrom Old French oposite
  • Spanishopuestofrom Old French oposite
  • Frenchopposé

Quick answers

What does oppositus mean in Latin?
oppositus, a noun, means “a placing or setting against, an opposing; a placing or laying before, an interposition, intervention; a citing or bringing forward against someone”.
What is the genitive of oppositus?
The genitive singular is oppositūs. oppositus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce oppositus?
In classical Latin, [ɔpˈpɔ.sɪ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [opˈpɔː.s̬i.tus].