artus
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *artos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥tós (“fitted”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join, fit (together)”). Cognates include Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá, “order; right, etc.”) and Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “truth”).
Alternative forms
- arctus (erroneous)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.tus/, [ˈärt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈar.tus/, [ˈärt̪us]
Adjective
artus (feminine arta, neuter artum, comparative artior, superlative artissimus); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | artus | arta | artum | artī | artae | arta | |
| Genitive | artī | artae | artī | artōrum | artārum | artōrum | |
| Dative | artō | artō | artīs | ||||
| Accusative | artum | artam | artum | artōs | artās | arta | |
| Ablative | artō | artā | artō | artīs | |||
| Vocative | arte | arta | artum | artī | artae | arta | |
Synonyms
- (narrow): angustus
Derived terms
Descendants
- Italian: arto
Etymology 2
From Proto-Italic *artus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂értus (“that which is fit together; juncture, ordering”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join, fit (together)”).
Cognates include Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú, “right time, order, rule”), Ancient Greek ἀρτύς (artús, “arranging, arrangement”) and Old Armenian արդ (ard, “ornament, shape”). From the same root also ars, artis (“art”) and arma (“armor”).
Noun
artus m (genitive artūs); fourth declension
Declension
Fourth-declension noun (dative/ablative plural in -ubus).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | artus | artūs |
| Genitive | artūs | artuum |
| Dative | artuī | artubus |
| Accusative | artum | artūs |
| Ablative | artū | artubus |
| Vocative | artus | artūs |
- Notes: Some, as if neutral plural, form, artua, is also found.