[ˈtuː.tʊs], [ˈtuː.tus]
OriginCollateral perfect participle of tueor (“I care for, guard, defend, protect, etc.”). Compare tuitus.
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2safe, prudent
“Nusquam tūta fidēs.” — “Nowhere [is my] trust safe.”
(Queen Dido despairs of fidelity from heavenly gods or earthly men.)
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2secure
- adjective, declension-1, declension-2protected
Formstūtus(canonical) · tūta(feminine) · tūtum(neuter) · tūtior(comparative) · tūtissimus(superlative) · tūtē(adverb) · tūtō(adverb) · tūtus(masculine, nominative, singular) · tūta(feminine, nominative, singular) · tūtum(neuter, nominative, singular) · tūtī(masculine, nominative, plural) · tūtae(feminine, nominative, plural) · tūta(neuter, nominative, plural) · tūtī(genitive, masculine, singular) · tūtae(feminine, genitive, singular) · tūtī(genitive, neuter, singular) · tūtōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · tūtārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · tūtōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · tūtō(dative, masculine, singular)
Source: Wiktionary