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fastus.

calendar (pl.), almanac, annals; register of judicial days, register; list of festivals (pl.); list of consuls who gave names to years; scornful contempt, destain, haughtiness, arrogance, pride;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈfaːs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfas.tus]
  1. allowed (not forbidden)

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

From fās.

noun[ˈfaːs.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfas.tus]
  1. A day on which courts sat

    declension-2
  2. court register

    declension-2
  3. calendar, almanac

    declension-2 · in-plural
Where this word comes from

For fāstus diēs, from fāstus above.

noun[ˈfas.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈfas.tus]
  1. arrogance, pride, haughtiness; scornful contempt or disdain of others

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. fastidiousness, primness

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérstus, from *bʰers- (“tip”). See also fastīgium.

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