LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

subiectus1

subiectus m (genitive subiectī)

Meaning

  1. masculinesubject (of a monarch or ruler)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubiectussubiectī
genitivesubiectīsubiectōrum
subiectuum, subjectuum
dativesubiectō
subiectuī, subjectuī		subiectīs
subjectibus, subiectibus
accusativesubiectumsubiectōs
ablativesubiectō
subiectū, subjectū		subiectīs
subjectibus, subiectibus
vocativesubiectesubiectī

subjectus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from subicio.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of subiciō (“throw under or near; supply; forge; submit; propose”).

Descendants
  • GermanSubjekt
  • Italiansoggetto
  • Romaniansubiect
  • Englishsubjectfrom Old French suget
  • Frenchsujetfrom Old French suget
  • GermanSujetfrom Old French suget
  • Portuguesesujeito
  • Spanishsujeto
  • Galiciansuxeito
  • Slovaksujetfrom Old French suget
noun · masculinefourth declension
subiectus2
subiectus m (genitive subiectūs)

Meaning

  1. masculinea laying under

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubiectussubiectūs
genitivesubiectūssubiectuum
dativesubiectuīsubiectibus
accusativesubiectumsubiectūs
ablativesubiectūsubiectibus
vocativesubiectussubiectūs

subjectus, ūs, m. subicio,
I. a laying under (post-Aug. and very rare), Plin. 26, 15, 90, § 154.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubiectus

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Latin subiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin subiectus From subiciō (“lay or place under or near”) + -tus.

Quick answers

What does subiectus mean in Latin?
subiectus, a noun, means “subject (of a monarch or ruler)”.
What is the genitive of subiectus?
The genitive singular is subiectī. subiectus is masculine, second declension.