vitus

See also: Vitus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”). Compare Ancient Greek ἴτυς (ítus, “felloe”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯i.tus/, [ˈu̯ɪt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.tus/, [ˈviːt̪us]

Noun

vitus m (genitive vitūs); fourth declension

1. felloe

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vitus	vitūs
Genitive	vitūs	vituum
Dative	vituī	vitibus
Accusative	vitum	vitūs
Ablative	vitū	vitibus
Vocative	vitus	vitūs

References

• vitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.