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extersus.

wiping, cleaning

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛkˈstɛr.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ekˈstɛr.sus]

  1. wiping, cleaning

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin extergō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -sus Latin extersus From extergō (“to wipe, to clean”) + -sus (action noun-forming suffix).

verb[ɛkˈstɛr.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ekˈstɛr.sus]

  1. perfect participle of extergeo

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

  2. perfect participle of extergo

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