adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pellītus
pellītus (feminine pellīta, neuter pellītum)
Classical[pɛlˈliː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pelˈliː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveclad in skins or furs
ovēs pellītae
sheep with very fine wool (protected by a covering of skins)testēs pellītī
the witnesses from Sardinia, where skins were used for clothing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pellītus | pellīta | pellītum |
| genitive | pellītī | pellītae | pellītī |
| dative | pellītō | pellītae | pellītō |
| accusative | pellītum | pellītam | pellītum |
| ablative | pellītō | pellītā | pellītō |
| vocative | pellīte | pellīta | pellītum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pellītī | pellītae | pellīta |
| genitive | pellītōrum | pellītārum | pellītōrum |
| dative | pellītīs | pellītīs | pellītīs |
| accusative | pellītōs | pellītās | pellīta |
| ablative | pellītīs | pellītīs | pellītīs |
| vocative | pellītī | pellītae | pellīta |
pellītus, a, um, adj. pellis,
I. covered with skins, clad in skins: testes, i. e. the witnesses from Sardinia, where skins were used for clothing, Cic. Scaur. 22, 45 fin.; cf.:
pelliti Sardi, Liv. 23, 40; Plin. 33, 11, 50, § 143: patres, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 110. arator, id. 4 (5), 1, 25: pellitae oves, sheep covered with skins for the sake of protecting their fine wool, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18; Hor. C. 2, 6, 10: habitus, garments of skin, Prud. Psych. 226.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pellītus adj.
pellis, covered with skins, clad in skins : oves, i. e. of very fine wool (protected by a covering of skins), H.—Esp., of the ancient Sardinians: Sardi, L.: testes, i. e. from Sardinia .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-
- Proto-Indo-European*pelnis
- Proto-Italic*pelnis
- Latinpellītus
Latin -ītus Latin pellītus From pellis (“hide, pelt, skin”) + -ītus.