LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

sūctus

sūctus m (genitive sūctūs)

Meaning

  1. sucking, an act of sucking

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūctussūctūs
genitivesūctūssūctuum
dativesūctuīsūctibus
accusativesūctumsūctūs
ablativesūctūsūctibus
vocativesūctussūctūs

suctus, a, um, Part. of sugo.
suctus, ūs, m. sugo,
I. a sucking, Varr. ap. Non. 169, 15; Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 91; 10, 46, 63, § 129; 10, 75, 98, § 211.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sewg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séwgeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sougō
  4. Latinsūctus

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sūctus From sūgō + -tus.

Quick answers

What does sūctus mean in Latin?
sūctus, a noun, means “sucking, an act of sucking”.
What is the genitive of sūctus?
The genitive singular is sūctūs. sūctus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does sūctus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sewg- → Proto-Indo-European *séwgeti → Proto-Italic *sougō → Latin sūctus.