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egressus.

landing place; egress; departure; flight; landing; mouth (of a river);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[eːˈɡrɛs.sʊs]Classical-Latin[eˈɡrɛs.sus]

  1. A departure, going out.

    declension-4

  2. A disembarking, disembarkation

    declension-4

  3. A digression.

    declension-4 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin ēgredior Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ēgressus From ēgredior + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[eːˈɡrɛs.sʊs]Classical-Latin[eˈɡrɛs.sus]

  1. having marched or stepped out

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

  2. having disembarked, landed

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

  3. having ascended

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

Perfect active participle of ēgredior.

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