retusus

Latin

Etymology

Past participle of retundō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reˈtuː.sus/, [rɛˈt̪uːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈtu.sus/, [reˈt̪uːs̬us]

Adjective

retūsus (feminine retūsa, neuter retūsum); first/second-declension adjective

1. blunt, dull

   Synonym: hebes

2. retuse

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	retūsus	retūsa	retūsum		retūsī	retūsae	retūsa
Genitive	retūsī	retūsae	retūsī		retūsōrum	retūsārum	retūsōrum
Dative	retūsō		retūsō		retūsīs
Accusative	retūsum	retūsam	retūsum		retūsōs	retūsās	retūsa
Ablative	retūsō	retūsā	retūsō		retūsīs
Vocative	retūse	retūsa	retūsum		retūsī	retūsae	retūsa

Descendants

• Catalan: retús
• English: retuse
• French: rétus
• Italian: retuso

References

• “retusus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “retusus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• retusus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.