[ˈap.tʊs], [ˈap.tus]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *aptos, which has been connected to the root Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”) or to the perfect passive participle of apiō (“fasten, join”).
- declension-1, declension-2, participlesuitable, adapted
- declension-1, declension-2, participleready
- declension-1, declension-2, participleapt, proper
- declension-1, declension-2, participlebound, tied, attached, joined (to)
“Apex, quod est sacerdotum īnsigne, dictus est ab eō, quod comprehendere antīquī vinculō apere dīcēbant. Unde aptus est, quī conventienter alicui iūnctus est.” — The apex, which is the ensign of the Flamen, is called so because of the fact that in, the old language, tying with a rope was called apere. Whence aptus is something which is conventiently joined to
- declension-1, declension-2, participledependent (on)
Formaeapta(feminine) · aptum(neuter) · aptior(comparative) · aptissimus(superlative) · aptē(adverb) · aptus(masculine, nominative, singular) · apta(feminine, nominative, singular) · aptum(neuter, nominative, singular) · aptī(masculine, nominative, plural) · aptae(feminine, nominative, plural) · apta(neuter, nominative, plural) · aptī(genitive, masculine, singular) · aptae(feminine, genitive, singular) · aptī(genitive, neuter, singular) · aptōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · aptārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · aptōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · aptō(dative, masculine, singular) · aptae(dative, feminine, singular) · aptō(dative, neuter, singular)