abitus

abitus

Latin

Etymology

    From abeō (to depart, go off) + -tus (forming action nouns).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    abitus m (genitive abitūs); fourth declension

    1. a going away; departure
      Synonyms: abitiō, ēgressus, exitus, ēgressiō
    2. the place through which one leaves; place of egress, way out, exit; outlet, escape route
      Antonyms: iānua, ingressiō, ingressus, līmen, initium, porta, vestibulum, foris

    Declension

    Fourth-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative abitus abitūs
    genitive abitūs abituum
    dative abituī abitibus
    accusative abitum abitūs
    ablative abitū abitibus
    vocative abitus abitūs

    References

    • ăbĭtus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • abitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • ăbĭtŭs”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.