TRANSGRESSUM, transgressum
Sounds Like: trans-GRES-sum
Translations: having crossed over, a crossing, a transgression, to cross over, by crossing over
From the root: TRANSGREDIOR
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun, Adjective
Explanation: TRANSGRESSUM is a form of the Latin verb TRANSGREDIOR, meaning 'to cross over' or 'to transgress'. As a perfect passive participle, it describes something that 'has been crossed over' or 'has transgressed'. It can function as an adjective modifying a neuter noun, or as a neuter noun itself meaning 'a crossing' or 'a transgression'. It can also be the supine form, used to express purpose ('to cross over') or with certain adjectives ('by crossing over').
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative (as participle/noun); Accusative or Ablative (as supine)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, TRANSGREDIOR.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- INTRANSGRESSIBILEM — untransgressible, not to be transgressed, inviolable
- TRANSGRESSUS — having crossed, having stepped over, having transgressed, a crossing, a transgression
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