vesanus

Latin

Alternative forms

• vaesānus

Etymology

vē- (“not, less”) +‎ sānus (“sane, healthy”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯eːˈsaː.nus/, [u̯eːˈs̠äːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈsa.nus/, [veˈs̬äːnus]

Adjective

vēsānus (feminine vēsāna, neuter vēsānum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (of people) mad, insane, frenzied; impetuous
2. (of things) fierce, wild, savage, furious

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vēsānus	vēsāna	vēsānum		vēsānī	vēsānae	vēsāna
genitive	vēsānī	vēsānae	vēsānī		vēsānōrum	vēsānārum	vēsānōrum
dative	vēsānō	vēsānae	vēsānō		vēsānīs
accusative	vēsānum	vēsānam	vēsānum		vēsānōs	vēsānās	vēsāna
ablative	vēsānō	vēsānā	vēsānō		vēsānīs
vocative	vēsāne	vēsāna	vēsānum		vēsānī	vēsānae	vēsāna

Derived terms

• vēsānia
• vēsāniō

References

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