LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

raptus1

raptus m (genitive raptūs)
Classical[ˈrap.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrap.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculineviolent jerk of a tool (seizing it out of the hands)
  2. masculinespasm
  3. masculineseizure; fit; convulsion
  4. masculinerobbery
  5. masculineplunder
  6. masculineabduction
  7. masculinerape
  8. Medieval Latinmasculinerapture (seizing the imagination)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeraptusraptūs
genitiveraptūsraptuum
dativeraptuīraptibus
accusativeraptumraptūs
ablativeraptūraptibus
vocativeraptusraptūs

raptus, ūs, m. rapio,
I. a carrying off by force.
I. In gen. (very rare): Inoo lacerata est altera raptu, violent rending, Ov. M. 3, 722: runcinarum, Plin. 16, 42, 82, § 225: lenes cucurbitarum, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 11.—Esp. a jerking, cramp in the limbs (med. t. t.): raptus omnium membrorum ex cerebri membranis, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 1, 8; cf. id. ib. 1, 3, 37, = Gr. σπασμός, id. ib. 2, 10, 74.— More freq.,
II. In partic., a carrying off, robbing, plundering: ad praedam et raptus congregare, Tac. A. 2, 52; cf. id. H. 1, 46; 83; id. G. 35: raptus exercere, id. A. 15, 38 fin.—
B. Esp. of persons, an abduction, rape: quis de Ganymedi raptu dubitat? Cic. Tusc. 4, 33, 71: virginis (Proserpinae), Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107; Suet. Ner. 46; Ov. F. 4, 417.—Absol., Tac. A. 6, 1; id. H. 2, 73 fin.; claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁p-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁r̥h₁pyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*rapjō
  4. Latinraptus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin raptus From rapiō (“to seize; to snatch”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

Borrowed
  • Englishrapt
  • Englishraptus
  • Frenchrapt
  • Frenchraptus
  • Portugueserapto
  • Spanishrapto
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueserato
  • Spanishrato
  • Aragoneserato
  • Galicianrauto
Italo-Romance
  • Italianratto
  • Sicilianrattu
verbfirst/second-declension participle
raptus2
raptus (feminine rapta, neuter raptum, adverb raptim)
Classical[ˈrap.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈrap.tus]

Meaning

  1. participleseized; snatched
    et genus invīsum, et raptī Ganymēdis honōrēsand the hated race, and the honors [given] the kidnapped Ganymede (Juno hated the Trojans and was jealous of prince Ganymede: Jupiter's eagle had snatched up and carried off the youth who then became the heavenly cupbearer. See: Ganymede (mythology).)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.28

raptus, a, um, Part., from rapio.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁p-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁r̥h₁pyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*rapjō
  4. Latinraptus

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin raptus From rapiō (“to seize; to snatch”) + -tus (forming the perfect passive participle).

Quick answers

What does raptus mean in Latin?
raptus, a noun, means “violent jerk of a tool (seizing it out of the hands); spasm; seizure”.
What is the genitive of raptus?
The genitive singular is raptūs. raptus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce raptus?
In classical Latin, [ˈrap.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrap.tus].
Where does raptus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p- → Proto-Indo-European *h₁r̥h₁pyéti → Proto-Italic *rapjō → Latin raptus.