LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

petendus

petendus (feminine petenda, neuter petendum)

Meaning

  1. participlewhich is to be desired
  2. participlewhich is to be attacked

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

petendus adj.
P. of peto, desirable.—Plur. n . as subst: fugienda petendis Immiscere, H.

Origins

Future passive participle (gerundive) of petō

Quick answers

What does petendus mean in Latin?
petendus, a verb, means “which is to be desired; which is to be attacked”.
What are the principal parts of petendus?
petendus, petenda, petendum (first/second-declension participle).