iūstus

iūst-us Vorlage:lat. ‘gerecht, rechtmäßig, gesetzmäßig’ (s. just).

From Old Latin iovestos, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. By surface analysis, iūs +‎ -tus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯uːs.tus/, [ˈi̯uːs̠t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjus.tus/, [ˈjust̪us]

Adjective

iūstus (feminine iūsta, neuter iūstum, comparative iūstior, superlative iūstissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. just, righteous
2. lawful, legal [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: lēgitimus

3. justified, merited, well-deserved, due [ quotations ▼]
4. proper, perfect, complete, reasonable, suitable, sufficient [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: opportūnus, commodus, habilis, aptus, idōneus, dignus, conveniēns, lēgitimus, ūtilis

   Antonyms: incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus, irritus, grātuītus

5. (figurative) exact, straight, direct

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	iūstus	iūsta	iūstum		iūstī	iūstae	iūsta
Genitive	iūstī	iūstae	iūstī		iūstōrum	iūstārum	iūstōrum
Dative	iūstō		iūstō		iūstīs
Accusative	iūstum	iūstam	iūstum		iūstōs	iūstās	iūsta
Ablative	iūstō	iūstā	iūstō		iūstīs
Vocative	iūste	iūsta	iūstum		iūstī	iūstae	iūsta

Derived terms

• iūstificus
• iūstitia