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concussus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Perfect passive participle of concutiō (shake violently (or together); agitate).

Participle

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concussus (feminine concussa, neuter concussum); first/second-declension participle

  1. shaken violently (or together), having been shaken violently
  2. agitated, having been agitated
  3. terrified, alarmed, horrified, horror-struck or horror-stricken, panic-stricken, deeply troubled; having been terrified, etc.
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.666:
      Concussam bacchātur Fāma per urbem.
      Rumor runs riot through the horror-stricken city.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative concussus concussa concussum concussī concussae concussa
genitive concussī concussae concussī concussōrum concussārum concussōrum
dative concussō concussae concussō concussīs
accusative concussum concussam concussum concussōs concussās concussa
ablative concussō concussā concussō concussīs
vocative concusse concussa concussum concussī concussae concussa

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: concuss
  • Italian: concusso

References

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