correctus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of corrigō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /korˈrek.tus/, [kɔrˈrɛk.tʊs]

Participle

correctus m (feminine correcta, neuter correctum); first/second declension

  1. corrected
  2. straightened
  3. improved
  4. healed

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative correctus correcta correctum correctī correctae correcta
genitive correctī correctae correctī correctōrum correctārum correctōrum
dative correctō correctō correctīs
accusative correctum correctam correctum correctōs correctās correcta
ablative correctō correctā correctō correctīs
vocative correcte correcta correctum correctī correctae correcta

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Occitan: corrècte
  • Old Portuguese: correyto
  • Old Spanish: correcho
  • Portuguese: correto
  • Romanian: corect
  • Spanish: correcto

References

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