saeptus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of saepiō (“surround, enclose”).

Participle

saeptus (feminine saepta, neuter saeptum); first/second-declension participle

1. surrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in.
2. enveloped, cloaked, wrapped, having been enveloped ...
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.439–440:

     Īnfert sē, saeptus nebulā – mīrābile dictū –
     per mediōs, miscetque virīs, neque cernitur ūllī.

     He proceeds, cloaked by mist – marvelous to speak of! – [moving] through [their] midst, and mingling with the people, yet seen by no one.

3. (figuratively) impeded, hindered, having been impeded.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	saeptus	saepta	saeptum		saeptī	saeptae	saepta
Genitive	saeptī	saeptae	saeptī		saeptōrum	saeptārum	saeptōrum
Dative	saeptō		saeptō		saeptīs
Accusative	saeptum	saeptam	saeptum		saeptōs	saeptās	saepta
Ablative	saeptō	saeptā	saeptō		saeptīs
Vocative	saepte	saepta	saeptum		saeptī	saeptae	saepta

Derived terms

• saeptum, septum

Related terms

• saepēs