LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst/second-declension participle

quiētus1

quiētus (feminine quiēta, neuter quiētum, comparative quiētior, superlative quiētissimus)
Classical[kʷiˈeː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷiˈɛː.tus]

Meaning

  1. participleat rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness
  2. participlepeaceful, neutral
  3. participletranquil, calm
  4. participlemodest, moderate, unambitious
  5. participleinactive, retired from public life
  6. participlephlegmatic, stolid
  7. participleexcused, absolved of

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Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Quies · Tranquillitas · Requies

1. Quies (from κεῖσθαι?) denotes absolute rest, in opp. to activity in general, like ἡσυχία; tranquillitas, quietness in acting, in opp. to hasty or passionate activity, like ἑκηλία. Sen. Ep. 3. Et quiescenti agendum et agenti quiescendum est; comp. with Cic. Top. 3. Ut aut perturbentur animi aut tranquillentur. Hence is quietus allied in sense with otiosus, segnis, languidus; whereas tranquillus with lenis, placidus, moderatus. 2. Quies is rest in itself; requies, rest after activity and exertion. Curt. ix. 6. § 2. Ne quies corpori invalido adhuc necessaria pulsu remorum impediretur: comp. with § 3. Placuit hic locus ad suam et militum requiem. (i. 80.)

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

quieto, tranquillo, securo animo esse
to enjoy peace of mind.

quĭētus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. quiesco.

Origins

From the perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“repose, lie still”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanquiet
  • Englishquiet
  • Englishquietus
  • Frenchquiet
  • Italianquieto
  • Occitanquiet
  • Portuguesequieto
  • Spanishquieto
  • Vulgar Latin*quiētiāre
  • Asturianquietu
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancet
  • Romanianîncet
  • Aromanianãntset
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchcoifrom Old French quei
  • Englishcoyfrom Old French quei
  • Franco-Provençalquièt
  • Old Catalanquet
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesequedo
  • Spanishquedo
  • Asturianquedu
  • Galicianquedo
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancheto
  • Siciliancuetu
  • Venetanchieto
  • Venetanchiet
  • Venetancet
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianchetu
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancuiet
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardquet
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Quiētus2
Quiētus m sg (genitive Quiētī)
Classical[kʷiˈeː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷiˈɛː.tus]

Meaning

  1. Titus Avidius Quietus, a Roman senator and consul
  2. Lusius Quietus, a Roman general and governor of Judaea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeQuiētus—
genitiveQuiētī—
dativeQuiētō—
accusativeQuiētum—
ablativeQuiētō—
vocativeQuiēte—

Origins

From quiētus (“quiet, calm, at rest”) from Proto-Italic *kʷjētos, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“to rest, repose, lie still”).

Descendants
  • EnglishKitosfrom Koine Greek Κυήτος
  • GreekΚυήτοςfrom Koine Greek Κυήτος

Quick answers

What does quiētus mean in Latin?
quiētus, a verb, means “at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet, quietude, quietness; peaceful, neutral; tranquil, calm”.
What are the principal parts of quiētus?
quiētus, quiēta, quiētum (first/second-declension participle).
How do you pronounce quiētus?
In classical Latin, [kʷiˈeː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷiˈɛː.tus].