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lectus.

chosen/picked/selected men (pl.); bed, couch, lounge, sofa; bridal bed;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫɛk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈlɛk.tus]
  1. bed (a piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep)

    countable · declension-2 · masculine
    Puerī sub lectō sunt.
  2. couch; sofa

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lay”), exact morphology uncertain. * Perhaps from Proto-Italic *lektos, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰtós. * Alternatively from Proto-Italic *lektus (an u-stem), from Proto-Indo-European *légʰtus, with a later switch to an o-stem within Latin. Cognate with Ancient Greek λέχος (lékhos) and with Russian лежа́к (ležák) and лежа́нка (ležánka).

verb[ˈɫeːk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈlɛk.tus]
  1. chosen; picked; having been selected

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. choice; excellent

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. read; having been read (silently)

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  4. recited; having been recited; having been read out loud

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

Perfect passive participle of legō (“pick out, select”), with long ē from Lachmann's law.

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