adiutus

Latin

Noun

adiūtus m (genitive adiūtūs); fourth declension

1. help, aid, assistance

   Synonyms: adiumentum, ops, fidēs, praesidium

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	adiūtus	adiūtūs
Genitive	adiūtūs	adiūtuum
Dative	adiūtuī	adiūtibus
Accusative	adiūtum	adiūtūs
Ablative	adiūtū	adiūtibus
Vocative	adiūtus	adiūtūs

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of adiuvō (“I help, assist”).

Participle

adiūtus (feminine adiūta, neuter adiūtum); first/second-declension participle

1. having been helped, assisted
2. (figuratively) having been cheered

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	adiūtus	adiūta	adiūtum		adiūtī	adiūtae	adiūta
Genitive	adiūtī	adiūtae	adiūtī		adiūtōrum	adiūtārum	adiūtōrum
Dative	adiūtō		adiūtō		adiūtīs
Accusative	adiūtum	adiūtam	adiūtum		adiūtōs	adiūtās	adiūta
Ablative	adiūtō	adiūtā	adiūtō		adiūtīs
Vocative	adiūte	adiūta	adiūtum		adiūtī	adiūtae	adiūta

Descendants

• Old French: aiude, aiue
  • French: aide
  • Norman: ayde
  • Picard: aïude
• Friulian: aiût
• Italian: aiuto
• Sicilian: aiutu, ajutu

References

• “adiutus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• adiutus in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication