ūsus

ūs-us

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈuː.sʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈuː.s̬us]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *oissos. Equivalent to ūtor +‎ -sus (action noun).

Noun

ūsus m (genitive ūsūs); fourth declension

1. use, employment, exercise, advantage  

   Synonyms: commodum, praemium, commoditas, profectus

   Antonym: incommodum

2. practice
3. experience, discipline, skill  

   Synonyms: disciplīna, experientia

4. habit, usage, custom

   Synonyms: mos, solitum, exemplum

5. neediness, necessity, need, want, exigency

   Synonyms: egestās, pēnūria, paupertās, dēsīderium, necessitās, inopia, indigentia, opus

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ūsus	ūsūs
genitive	ūsūs	ūsuum
dative	ūsuī	ūsibus
accusative	ūsum	ūsūs
ablative	ūsū	ūsibus
vocative	ūsus	ūsūs

Etymology 2

Perfect participle of ūtor (“make use of”).

Participle

ūsus (feminine ūsa, neuter ūsum); first/second-declension participle

1. used, employed, having used.
2. enjoyed, having taken advantage of.
3. experienced, undergone, having experienced.
4. worn, having worn.
5. consumed, having consumed.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ūsus	ūsa	ūsum		ūsī	ūsae	ūsa
genitive	ūsī	ūsae	ūsī		ūsōrum	ūsārum	ūsōrum
dative	ūsō	ūsae	ūsō		ūsīs
accusative	ūsum	ūsam	ūsum		ūsōs	ūsās	ūsa
ablative	ūsō	ūsā	ūsō		ūsīs
vocative	ūse	ūsa	ūsum		ūsī	ūsae	ūsa