castus

§Latin

§Etymology

Originally, a passive past participle of careo.

§Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkas.tus/, [ˈkas.tʊs]

§Adjective

castus m (feminine casta, neuter castum); first/second declension

1. morally pure, guiltless
2. pure, chaste, free from barbarisms
3. religious, pious

§Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	castus	casta	castum		castī	castae	casta
genitive	castī	castae	castī		castōrum	castārum	castōrum
dative	castō	castae	castō		castīs	castīs	castīs
accusative	castum	castam	castum		castōs	castās	casta
ablative	castō	castā	castō		castīs	castīs	castīs
vocative	caste	casta	castum		castī	castae	casta

§Derived terms

• Castī connūbiī (of chaste wedlock)

§Descendants

• English: chaste
• French: chaste
• Italian: casto

• Portuguese: casto
• Romanian: cast
• Spanish: casto, casta

§Noun

castus m (genitive castūs); fourth declension

1. (ante-Classical, post-classical) an abstinence from sensual enjoyments on religious grounds

§Inflection

Fourth declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	castus	castūs
genitive	castūs	castuum
dative	castuī	castibus
accusative	castum	castūs
ablative	castū	castibus
vocative	castus	castūs

§Synonyms

• castimonia

§Derived terms

• incestus

§References

• castus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers