LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

remorsus

remorsus m (genitive remorsūs)
Classical[rɛˈmɔr.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[reˈmɔr.sus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinea biting in return
  2. Medieval Latinfigurativelymasculinea gnawing, a pricking, remorse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeremorsusremorsūs
genitiveremorsūsremorsuum
dativeremorsuīremorsibus
accusativeremorsumremorsūs
ablativeremorsūremorsibus
vocativeremorsusremorsūs

rĕmorsus, ūs, m. mordeo,
I. a biting back or in return (late Lat.), Primas. in Gal. ad c. s.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin remorsus From remordeō + -tus.

Descendants
  • Englishremorse
  • Frenchremords
  • Portugueseremorso
  • Galicianremorso

In English words that came into English from remorsus

  • remorseremorsus

Quick answers

What does remorsus mean in Latin?
remorsus, a noun, means “a biting in return; a gnawing, a pricking, remorse”.
What is the genitive of remorsus?
The genitive singular is remorsūs. remorsus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce remorsus?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈmɔr.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈmɔr.sus].