decussus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of dēcutiō (“to shake off, throw aside, strike down”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈkus.sus/, [d̪eːˈkʊs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈkus.sus/, [d̪eˈkusːus]

Participle

dēcussus (feminine dēcussa, neuter dēcussum); first/second-declension participle

1. shaken off, thrown aside
2. struck down

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dēcussus	dēcussa	dēcussum		dēcussī	dēcussae	dēcussa
genitive	dēcussī	dēcussae	dēcussī		dēcussōrum	dēcussārum	dēcussōrum
dative	dēcussō	dēcussae	dēcussō		dēcussīs
accusative	dēcussum	dēcussam	dēcussum		dēcussōs	dēcussās	dēcussa
ablative	dēcussō	dēcussā	dēcussō		dēcussīs
vocative	dēcusse	dēcussa	dēcussum		dēcussī	dēcussae	dēcussa