allectus

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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Perfect passive participle of allegō (select etc.).

Participle

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allēctus (feminine allēcta, neuter allēctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. selected, chosen, recruited, elected
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants
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  • Aromanian: aleptu, aleaptã
  • English: adlect

See also

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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allēctus m (genitive allēctūs); fourth declension

  1. Alternative form of adlēctus (choice)
Declension
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Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative allēctus allēctūs
genitive allēctūs allēctuum
dative allēctuī allēctibus
accusative allēctum allēctūs
ablative allēctū allēctibus
vocative allēctus allēctūs

Etymology 3

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Perfect passive participle of alliciō (entice, allure; win over).

Participle

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allectus (feminine allecta, neuter allectum); first/second-declension participle

  1. enticed, allured; won over
Declension
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First/second-declension adjective.

References

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  • allectus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • allectus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • allectus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray