saltus

salt--us Vorlage:lat. 'Hüpfer, Sprung'; Salzung

v. saliō +‎ -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).

Noun

saltus m (genitive saltūs); fourth declension

1. A leap, jump, bound, spring; a leaping [ quotations ▼]

   Nātūra nōn facit saltūs.

1. Nature does not make leaps.

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saltus	saltūs
Genitive	saltūs	saltuum
Dative	saltuī	saltibus
Accusative	saltum	saltūs
Ablative	saltū	saltibus
Vocative	saltus	saltūs