LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

receptus1

receptus m (genitive receptūs)
Classical[rɛˈkɛp.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[reˈt͡ʃɛp.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea drawing back
  2. alsofigurativelymasculinea retiring, falling back, retreat
    Ne ad eos Ambiorix receptum haberet.So that Ambiorix not have a retreat to themc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 6.9
    receptui signum aut revocationem a bello audire non possumusWe could not hear the signal for retreat or otherwise recall from combat.44 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Philippicae 13.15
  3. broadlymasculinea refuge
  4. masculinea retracting or retraction, recantation

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativereceptusreceptūs
genitivereceptūsreceptuum
dativereceptuīreceptibus
accusativereceptumreceptūs
ablativereceptūreceptibus
vocativereceptusreceptūs

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

signa receptui canunt
the retreat is sounded.
receptui canitur (B. G. 7. 47)
the retreat is sounded.

rĕceptus, ūs, m. recipio.
I. A drawing back (very rare).
A. Lit.: spiritus ... in receptu difficilis, hard to recover, Quint. 11, 3, 32, § 53. —
B. Trop., a retraction, recantation: receptus nimis pertinacis sententiae, Liv. 4, 57, 4. —
II. Milit. t. t., a drawing or falling back, a retiring, retreat (very freq. in prose and poetry): ut expeditum ad suos receptum habeant, Caes. B. G. 4, 33; so, habere receptum ad aliquem, id. ib. 6, 9; and simply receptus habere, id. B. C. 1, 59; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 11, 2; Liv. 27, 27; 44, 39 al.: cum receptus primis non esset, id. 28, 23; 40, 32: dare receptum alicui, Caes. B. C. 1, 46; 1, 82 fin.; and simply receptus dare, id. ib. 2, 30 fin.: Caesar receptui cani jussit, id. B. G. 7, 47; cf.: receptui signum audire, Cic. Phil. 13, 7, 15: signum dare receptui, Liv. 4, 31, 3: Caesar receptui suorum timens, Caes. B. C. 3, 46; 3, 69: receptui sibi consulebant, id. ib. 3, 11, § 4: haud facili inde receptu, Liv. 29, 7: ne receptum amittam, Pompon. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, C, 2 et saep.: canere receptui a miseriis contemplandis, to give the signal for leaving off, etc., Cic. Tusc. 3, 15, 33. — In plur.: (bucina) cecinit jussos inflata receptus, Ov. M. 1, 340: cane, Musa, receptus, leave off, id. Tr. 4, 9, 31; and in the signif., place of retreat, refuge: tuti recessus, Verg. A. 11, 527: perdices surculis receptus suos vestiunt, nests, Sol. 7 fin. (cf. receptaculum, II. fin.).—
2. Transf., a going back, retreating: receptus et recursus maris, i. e. the ebb and flow, Eum. Paneg. Const. 6 fin.—
B. Trop., a retiring, falling back, retreat: receptui canente receptu, Cic. Phil. 12, 3, 8; cf. Quint. 12, 11, 4: receptus ad Caesaris gratiam atque amicitiam, Caes. B. C. 1, 1: receptum ad poenitendum habere, Liv. 42, 13: ad expertam clementiam, id. 3, 2: a malis consiliis receptum, id. 28, 25; Col. 6. 23, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinreceptus

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin recipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin receptus From recipiō + -tus.

In English words that came into English from receptus

  • receiptreceptus
  • resetreceptus
  • receptreceptum
  • receptiblereceptibilis
verbfirst/second-declension participle
receptus2
receptus (feminine recepta, neuter receptum)
Classical[rɛˈkɛp.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[reˈt͡ʃɛp.tus]

Meaning

  1. participletaken, retaken, regained, recovered
    Quod eo oppido recepto, civitatem Biturigum se in potestatem redacturum confidebat.Because he was confident that having taken that town, he would reduce the state of the Bituriges under (his) dominion.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 7.13
    “Sī datur Ītaliam, sociīs et rēge receptō,“So if we are permitted to set course [for] Italy, with [our] crews and king recovered, then Italy and Latium we may desire gladly.”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.553–554
  2. participlereceived, having been received

rĕceptus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. recipio.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinreceptus

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin recipiō Latin receptus Perfect passive participle of recipiō (“take back; receive”).

Descendants
  • Catalanrecepta
  • Englishreceipt
  • Frenchrecettefrom Old French reçoit
  • Romanianrețetăfrom Old French reçoit
  • Frenchreçoitfrom Old French reçoit
  • GermanRezept
  • Italianricetto
  • Italianricetta
  • Occitanrecèpta
  • Portuguesereceitafrom Old Galician-Portuguese receita

In English words that came into English from receptus

  • receptivereceptivus
  • receptreceptum

Quick answers

What does receptus mean in Latin?
receptus, a noun, means “a drawing back; a retiring, falling back, retreat; a refuge”.
What is the genitive of receptus?
The genitive singular is receptūs. receptus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce receptus?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈkɛp.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈt͡ʃɛp.tus].
Where does receptus come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin receptus.
Which English words come from receptus?
English words that go back to Latin receptus include receipt, reset, recept and receptible.