turritus

Latin

Etymology

From turris (“tower”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /turˈriː.tus/, [t̪ʊrˈriːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /turˈri.tus/, [t̪urˈriːt̪us]

Adjective

turrītus (feminine turrīta, neuter turrītum); first/second-declension adjective

1. towered, turreted
2. towering, lofty

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	turrītus	turrīta	turrītum		turrītī	turrītae	turrīta
Genitive	turrītī	turrītae	turrītī		turrītōrum	turrītārum	turrītōrum
Dative	turrītō		turrītō		turrītīs
Accusative	turrītum	turrītam	turrītum		turrītōs	turrītās	turrīta
Ablative	turrītō	turrītā	turrītō		turrītīs
Vocative	turrīte	turrīta	turrītum		turrītī	turrītae	turrīta

References

• “turritus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• turritus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.