frūctus
Erscheinungsbild
From fruor (“have the benefit of, use, enjoy”) + -tus (suffix forming nouns from verbs); equivalent to Proto-Italic *frūktus and Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-tu-s.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfruːk.tus/, [ˈfruːkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfruk.tus/, [ˈfrukt̪us]
Noun
frūctus m (genitive frūctūs); fourth declension
- enjoyment, delight, satisfaction [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]
- produce, product, fruit [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- profit, yield, output, income
- (by extension) effect, result, return, reward, success [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frūctus | frūctūs |
| Genitive | frūctūs | frūctuum |
| Dative | frūctuī | frūctibus |
| Accusative | frūctum | frūctūs |
| Ablative | frūctū | frūctibus |
| Vocative | frūctus | frūctūs |