occultus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of occulō (“cover, hide”).

Participle

occultus (feminine occulta, neuter occultum, comparative occultior, superlative occultissimus, adverb occultē or occultō); first/second-declension participle

  1. concealed, covered, hidden; having been concealed, etc.
    Synonyms: obscūrus, sēcrētus, arcānus, clandestīnus, perobscūrus
    Antonyms: conspicuus, manifestus
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 2.574:
      quā brevis occultum mūs sibi fēcit iter
      where a little mouse made a hidden passage for itself
  2. (figuratively) secret
    ex (or) per occulto ― secretly, covertly

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative occultus occulta occultum occultī occultae occulta
genitive occultī occultae occultī occultōrum occultārum occultōrum
dative occultō occultae occultō occultīs
accusative occultum occultam occultum occultōs occultās occulta
ablative occultō occultā occultō occultīs
vocative occulte occulta occultum occultī occultae occulta

References

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