vegetus

Esperanto

Verb

vegetus

1. conditional of vegeti

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Latin

Etymology

From vegeō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.ɡe.tus/, [ˈu̯ɛɡɛt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.d͡ʒe.tus/, [ˈvɛːd͡ʒet̪us]

Adjective

vegetus (feminine vegeta, neuter vegetum); first/second-declension adjective

1. enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active, brisk, sprightly

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	vegetus	vegeta	vegetum		vegetī	vegetae	vegeta
Genitive	vegetī	vegetae	vegetī		vegetōrum	vegetārum	vegetōrum
Dative	vegetō		vegetō		vegetīs
Accusative	vegetum	vegetam	vegetum		vegetōs	vegetās	vegeta
Ablative	vegetō	vegetā	vegetō		vegetīs
Vocative	vegete	vegeta	vegetum		vegetī	vegetae	vegeta

Derived terms

• vegetō

Descendants

• English: vegete, vegetous
• Italian: vegeto
• Portuguese: végeto

References

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