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saeptus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Perfect passive participle of saepiō (surround, enclose).

Participle

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saeptus (feminine saepta, neuter saeptum); first/second-declension participle

  1. surrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in.
  2. enveloped, cloaked, wrapped, having been enveloped ...
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.439–440:
      Īnfert sē, saeptus nebulā – mīrābile dictū –
      per mediōs, miscetque virīs, neque cernitur ūllī.
      He proceeds, cloaked by mist – marvelous to speak of! – [moving] through [their] midst, and mingling with the people, yet seen by no one.
  3. (figuratively) impeded, hindered, having been impeded.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative saeptus saepta saeptum saeptī saeptae saepta
genitive saeptī saeptae saeptī saeptōrum saeptārum saeptōrum
dative saeptō saeptae saeptō saeptīs
accusative saeptum saeptam saeptum saeptōs saeptās saepta
ablative saeptō saeptā saeptō saeptīs
vocative saepte saepta saeptum saeptī saeptae saepta

Derived terms

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