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appulsus.

landing; approach; influence, impact; bringing/driving to (cattle) (/right to);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[apˈpʊɫ.sʊs]Classical-Latin[apˈpul.sus]

  1. driving (of livestock, etc.)

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. landing, bringing to land

    declension-4 · masculine

  3. approach, influence

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin appellō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin appulsus From appellō (“to drive, land”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[apˈpʊɫ.sʊs]Classical-Latin[apˈpul.sus]

  1. having been driven (to)

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  2. having been landed

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of appellō.

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