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recessus.

retreat; recess;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[rɛˈkɛs.sʊs]Classical-Latin[reˈt͡ʃɛs.sus]

  1. a going back, receding, retiring, retreat, departure

    declension-4 · masculine

  2. a going back, receding, retiring, retreat, departure a distant, retired, secluded or secret spot; a nook, corner, retreat, recess

    declension-4 · masculine · metonymically

  3. retreat, withdrawal

    declension-4 · figuratively · masculine

  4. recess

    New-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
    recessus saccifōrmis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin cēdō Latin recēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin recessus From recēdō (“to go back, give ground, retire, withdraw”) + -tus (action noun suffix).

verb[rɛˈkɛs.sʊs]Classical-Latin[reˈt͡ʃɛs.sus]

  1. perfect passive participle of recēdō

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

  2. drawn back, receding; standing farther back

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

Perfect passive participle of recēdō (“to go back, give ground, retire, withdraw”).

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