adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
paetus1
paetus (feminine paeta, neuter paetum)
Classical[ˈpae̯.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveHaving a cast in the eyes; blinking, winking or squinting with the eyes.
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Strabo · Pætus
Strabo (στραβός) means, one who squints from nature, or sickness, or bad habit; whereas pætus, one who squints designedly and waggishly. (vi. 350.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paetus | paeta | paetum |
| genitive | paetī | paetae | paetī |
| dative | paetō | paetae | paetō |
| accusative | paetum | paetam | paetum |
| ablative | paetō | paetā | paetō |
| vocative | paete | paeta | paetum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paetī | paetae | paeta |
| genitive | paetōrum | paetārum | paetōrum |
| dative | paetīs | paetīs | paetīs |
| accusative | paetōs | paetās | paeta |
| ablative | paetīs | paetīs | paetīs |
| vocative | paetī | paetae | paeta |
paetus, a, um, adj. etym. dub.,
I. having leering eyes, with a cast in the eyes, blinking or winking with the eyes, blinkeyed; esp. as an epithet of Venus, prettily leering, with a pretty cast in her eyes, prettily blinking: paetus, μύωψ τοῖς ὄμμασιν, Gloss. Philox.:
uni animalium homini depravantur oculi: unde Strabonum et Paetorum cognomina, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150; Plaut. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. valgos, p. 375 Müll.: strabonem Appellat paetum pater, Hor. S. 1, 3, 45.—Of Venus: non haec res de Venere paeta strabam facit? Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 684 P.: si paeta est, Veneri similis, Ov. A. A. 2, 659: Minerva flavo lumine est, Venus paeto, Auct. Priap. 37.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
paetus adj.,
with a cast in the eye, blinking, leering, H.
Origins
Unknown