defectus

Latin

Etymology

Noun use of defectus, the perfect participle of deficio.

Pronunciation

Noun

dēfectus m (genitive dēfectūs); fourth declension

  1. failure
  2. absence
  3. weakness, failing, defect
  4. defection, revolt

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative dēfectus dēfectūs
genitive dēfectūs dēfectuum
dative dēfectuī dēfectibus
accusative dēfectum dēfectūs
ablative dēfectū dēfectibus
vocative dēfectus dēfectūs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: defecte (learned)
  • → English: defect
  • → Italian: difetto (semi-learned)
  • → Old French: defaute (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Welsh: diffeith
  • → Romanian: defect
  • → Russian: дефе́кт (defékt)
  • → Spanish: defecto

Adjective

dēfectus (feminine dēfecta, neuter dēfectum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. tired, worn out
  2. faulty, defective
  3. suffered an eclipsing; waned, in want, in need, gone without
  4. failed, run short/out, grown weak/faint, come to the end, lacking
  5. passed away, became extinct, died/faded out, subsided/sunk lower
  6. disappearing, swooning, fading away into white

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative dēfectus dēfecta dēfectum dēfectī dēfectae dēfecta
genitive dēfectī dēfectae dēfectī dēfectōrum dēfectārum dēfectōrum
dative dēfectō dēfectae dēfectō dēfectīs
accusative dēfectum dēfectam dēfectum dēfectōs dēfectās dēfecta
ablative dēfectō dēfectā dēfectō dēfectīs
vocative dēfecte dēfecta dēfectum dēfectī dēfectae dēfecta

References

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