ictus.
blow, stroke; musical/metrical beat; measure (music);
Meaning & usage
a beating, striking a blow, stroke, stab, thrust; bite, sting
a beating, striking a striking, playing on the lyre
a beating, striking the stroke of a wing
a beating, striking a stroke of lightning, lightning
a beating time, a beat
a beat of the pulse
an attack, shot
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin ī̆cō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ictus From ī̆cō (“to strike”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).
hit, struck, blown
stabbed, stung
Where this word comes from
Perfect passive participle of ī̆cō.
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