LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

retūsus

retūsus (feminine retūsa, neuter retūsum)
Classical[rɛˈtuː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[reˈtuː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveblunt, dull
  2. adjectiveretuse

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeretūsusretūsaretūsum
genitiveretūsīretūsaeretūsī
dativeretūsōretūsaeretūsō
accusativeretūsumretūsamretūsum
ablativeretūsōretūsāretūsō
vocativeretūseretūsaretūsum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeretūsīretūsaeretūsa
genitiveretūsōrumretūsārumretūsōrum
dativeretūsīsretūsīsretūsīs
accusativeretūsōsretūsāsretūsa
ablativeretūsīsretūsīsretūsīs
vocativeretūsīretūsaeretūsa

rĕtūsus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of retundo.

Origins

Past participle of retundō.

Descendants
  • Catalanretús
  • Englishretuse
  • Frenchrétus
  • Italianretuso
  • Portugueseretuso

Quick answers

What does retūsus mean in Latin?
retūsus, a adjective, means “blunt, dull; retuse”.
How do you pronounce retūsus?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈtuː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈtuː.s̬us].