Latin

Alternative forms

• adfectus

Noun

affectus m ‎(genitive affectūs); fourth declension

1. affection, mood, emotion, feeling
2. affection, fondness, compassion, sympathy, love

Declension

Fourth declension.

Descendants

• Portuguese: afeto
• Spanish: afecto

References

• 2. affectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “2 adfectŭs”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 34/3.
• “affectus¹” on page 77 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Participle

affectus m ‎(feminine affecta, neuter affectum); first/second declension

1. (having been) endowed with, possessed of
2. (having been) affected
3. (having been) impaired, (having been) weakened

Declension

First/second declension.

Descendants

• English: affect

References

• 1. affectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• AFFECTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “1 adfectus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 34.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be seriously ill: gravi morbo affectum esse, conflictari, vexari
    
  • to be so disposed: ita animo affectum esse
    
• “affectus²” on page 77 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)