LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

retrōgressus

retrōgressus m (genitive retrōgressūs)

Meaning

  1. obsoletea retrograde movement

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeretrōgressusretrōgressūs
genitiveretrōgressūsretrōgressuum
dativeretrōgressuīretrōgressibus
accusativeretrōgressumretrōgressūs
ablativeretrōgressūretrōgressibus
vocativeretrōgressusretrōgressūs

rē^trōgressus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a retrograde movement, retrogression of the sun (post-class.), Macr. S. 1, 17.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin retrōgressus From retrōgradior + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from retrōgressus

  • retrogressretrōgressus

Quick answers

What does retrōgressus mean in Latin?
retrōgressus, a noun, means “a retrograde movement”.
What is the genitive of retrōgressus?
The genitive singular is retrōgressūs. retrōgressus is masculine, fourth declension.