obsoletus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect active participle of intransitive obsolēscō (“wear out, fall into disuse”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ob.soˈleː.tus/, [ɔps̠ɔˈɫ̪eːt̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ob.soˈle.tus/, [obsoˈlɛːt̪us]

Adjective

obsolētus (feminine obsolēta, neuter obsolētum, comparative obsolētior, adverb obsolētē); first/second-declension participle

old, worn out, thrown off
obsolete, out-of-date
common, ordinary, mean, low

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	obsolētus	obsolēta	obsolētum	obsolētī	obsolētae	obsolēta
Genitive	obsolētī	obsolētae	obsolētī	obsolētōrum	obsolētārum	obsolētōrum
Dative	obsolētō	obsolētae	obsolētō	obsolētīs
Accusative	obsolētum	obsolētam	obsolētum	obsolētōs	obsolētās	obsolēta
Ablative	obsolētō	obsolētā	obsolētō	obsolētīs
Vocative	obsolēte	obsolēta	obsolētum	obsolētī	obsolētae	obsolēta

Related terms

obsolēscō

Descendants

Asturian: obsoletu
→ English: obsolete
French: obsolète
Italian: obsoleto
Spanish: obsoleto
Sicilian: obsoletu
Portuguese: obsoleto

References

“obsoletus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“obsoletus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
obsoletus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
obsoletus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- obsolete, ambiguous expressions: prisca, obsoleta (opp. usitata), ambigua verba
- cast-off clothing: vestitus obsoletus, tritus