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allectus

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Perfect passive participle of allegō (select etc.).

Participle

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allēctus (feminine allēcta, neuter allēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. selected, chosen, recruited, elected
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative allēctus allēcta allēctum allēctī allēctae allēcta
genitive allēctī allēctae allēctī allēctōrum allēctārum allēctōrum
dative allēctō allēctae allēctō allēctīs
accusative allēctum allēctam allēctum allēctōs allēctās allēcta
ablative allēctō allēctā allēctō allēctīs
vocative allēcte allēcta allēctum allēctī allēctae allēcta
Descendants
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  • Aromanian: aleptu, aleaptã
  • English: adlect

See also

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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allēctus m (genitive allēctūs); fourth declension

  1. Alternative form of adlēctus (choice)
Declension
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Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative allēctus allēctūs
genitive allēctūs allēctuum
dative allēctuī allēctibus
accusative allēctum allēctūs
ablative allēctū allēctibus
vocative allēctus allēctūs

Etymology 3

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Perfect passive participle of alliciō (entice, allure; win over).

Participle

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allectus (feminine allecta, neuter allectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. enticed, allured; won over
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

References

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  • allectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • allectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • allectus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray