defessum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →defessus, defessa, defessum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Lewis (Elementary)
worn out, weary, exhausted, tired; weakened (L+S);
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →defetiscor, defetisci, defessus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
become exhausted/suffer exhaustion, grow weary/faint/tired/weak; lose heart;
acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. part.voc. sg. perf. part.
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...constituere, ut vellent legibus uti. nam genus humanum, defessum vi colere aevom, ex inimicitiis languebat; quo magis ipsum..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...primus et arenti cunctantem vidit hiatu nec sua defessum noscunt loca nec sua regem agmina. respirant ambo paulumque..."Liber I
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...aciemque instruit. Caesar in campis exercitum reficit, ne defessum proelio obiciat; rursus conantes progredi insequitur et moratur. Illi..."
