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noun · masculinefourth declension

suffītus

suffītus m (genitive suffītūs)
Classical[sʊfˈfiː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[sufˈfiː.tus]

Meaning

  1. a fumigating, fumigation
    Near-synonym: suffītiō
  2. the smoke of fumigation.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuffītussuffītūs
genitivesuffītūssuffītuum
dativesuffītuīsuffītibus
accusativesuffītumsuffītūs
ablativesuffītūsuffītibus
vocativesuffītussuffītūs

suffītus, a, um, Part. of suffio.
suffītus, ūs, m. suffio.
I. A fumigating, fumigation (Plinian): suffitu necare cimices, Plin. 32, 10, 42, § 142; 37, 10, 54, § 142: crebrior, id. 22, 23, 48, § 100.— Plur., Plin. 24, 11, 61, § 102.—
II. In concr., the smoke produced by fumigation: herbae, Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 116.

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does suffītus mean in Latin?
suffītus, a noun, means “a fumigating, fumigation; the smoke of fumigation.”.
What is the genitive of suffītus?
The genitive singular is suffītūs. suffītus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce suffītus?
In classical Latin, [sʊfˈfiː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sufˈfiː.tus].