Latin

Participle

captus m ‎(feminine capta, neuter captum); first/second declension

1. captured, having been captured, seized, having been seized, taken, having been taken
2. taken on, having been taken on
3. taken in, having been taken in, understood, having been understood
4. afflicted, having been afflicted

Inflection

First/second declension.

Noun

captus m ‎(genitive captūs); fourth declension

1. A taking, seizing.
2. A thing which is taken or grasped.
3. A prisoner, captive.
4. A notion, capacity to comprehend.

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Synonyms

• (a taking): capiō
• (prisoner): captīvus

Related terms

• capta
• captīvus
• captō
• captor
• captūra

References

• captus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• captus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CAPTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “captus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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  • (ambiguous) to be affected by disease in every limb; to be paralysed: omnibus membris captum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to be overcome by sleep: somno captum, oppressum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to be out of one's mind: mente captum esse, mente alienata esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to be fired with love: amore captum, incensum, inflammatum esse, ardere