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passus.

step, pace; [mille passus -> mile; duo milia passuum => two miles];

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpas.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.sus][ˈpas.suːs]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.sus]

  1. step

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. pace

    declension-4 · masculine

  3. pace: a Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *pat-s-tus, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread”). Equivalent to pandō + -tus. Cognate with English fathom. Compare typologically Russian шаг (šag) (akin to сяга́ть (sjagátʹ), сажень (saženʹ)).

verb[ˈpas.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.sus]

  1. spread out

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

  2. dried

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

Perfect passive participle of pandō (“to spread out to dry”).

verb[ˈpas.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpas.sus]

  1. suffered, having suffered, experienced, undergone

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

  2. allowed, having allowed

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

  3. permitted, having permitted

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

Perfect passive participle of patior.

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