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actus.

act, performance (of play), delivery; action, deed; series/sequence; progress; right of way/road for cattle; path, cart-track; land measure (120 ft.);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈaːk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈak.tus]

  1. made, done, having been done

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin actus Perfect passive participle of agō (“make, do”). Compare Sanskrit अक्त (akta, “driven”).

noun[ˈaːk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈak.tus]

  1. a setting in motion, impulse, motion a cattle drive, the act of driving cattle or a cart

    abstract · declension-4

  2. a setting in motion, impulse, motion a cattle path or narrow cart track

    abstract · declension-4

  3. act, action, doing, deed

    concrete · declension-4
    actum est de aliquo

  4. a doing, performing; a performance the representation of a play or other public show

    declension-4

  5. a doing, performing; a performance a part, a character

    declension-4

  6. a doing, performing; a performance an act in a play

    declension-4

  7. a doing, performing; a performance a period, part

    declension-4 · figuratively
    extrēmus āctus aetātis

  8. actus (a former Roman unit of length equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m))

    declension-4 · historical

  9. actus (a former Roman unit of area equivalent to a square with sides of 1 actus (about 0.125 ha))

    declension-4 · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin āctus From agō (“to do, make, drive”) + -tus (suffix forming fourth declension action nouns from verbs).

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