Latin

Noun

dēiectus m ‎(genitive dēiectūs); fourth declension

1. throw (or that which is thrown)
2. declivity, descent

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Adjective

dēiectus m ‎(feminine dēiecta, neuter dēiectum); first/second declension

1. downcast, dismayed, dejected
2. drooping, hanging

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• deiectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “deiectus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • deposed from one's high position: de principatu deiectus (B. G. 7. 63)