adesus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Perfect passive participle of adedō

Participle

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adēsus (feminine adēsa, neuter adēsum); first/second-declension participle

  1. about to be bitten/gnawed, going to be bitten/gnawed
  2. about to be consumed entirely/eaten up, going to be consumed entirely/eaten up
  3. about to be exhausted/eroded/worn down, going to be exhausted/eroded/worn down

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

References

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  • adesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • adesus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers