deiectus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈi̯ek.tus/, [d̪eːˈi̯ɛkt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈjek.tus/, [d̪eˈjɛkt̪us]

Etymology 1

From dēiciō (“I cast away, I throw [down]”).

Noun

dēiectus m (genitive dēiectūs); fourth declension

1. throw (or that which is thrown)
2. declivity, descent

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēiectus	dēiectūs
Genitive	dēiectūs	dēiectuum
Dative	dēiectuī	dēiectibus
Accusative	dēiectum	dēiectūs
Ablative	dēiectū	dēiectibus
Vocative	dēiectus	dēiectūs

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of dēiciō (“throw”).

Participle

dēiectus (feminine dēiecta, neuter dēiectum); first/second-declension participle

1. downcast, dismayed, dejected, cast down, thrown down
2. drooping, hanging

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dēiectus	dēiecta	dēiectum		dēiectī	dēiectae	dēiecta
Genitive	dēiectī	dēiectae	dēiectī		dēiectōrum	dēiectārum	dēiectōrum
Dative	dēiectō		dēiectō		dēiectīs
Accusative	dēiectum	dēiectam	dēiectum		dēiectōs	dēiectās	dēiecta
Ablative	dēiectō	dēiectā	dēiectō		dēiectīs
Vocative	dēiecte	dēiecta	dēiectum		dēiectī	dēiectae	dēiecta

References

• “deiectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• deiectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • deposed from one's high position: de principatu deiectus (B. G. 7. 63)