TRANSGRESSUS, transgressus
Sounds Like: trans-GRES-sus
Translations: having crossed, having stepped over, having transgressed, a crossing, a transgression
From the root: TRANSGREDIOR
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun
Explanation: TRANSGRESSUS is the perfect passive participle of the Latin verb TRANSGREDIOR, meaning 'to cross over,' 'to step beyond,' or 'to transgress.' As a participle, it can function adjectivally, describing something that has been crossed or has transgressed. It can also be used substantively as a noun, referring to the act of crossing or a transgression itself. It implies movement beyond a boundary or limit, either physically or morally.
Inflection: Masculine, Singular, Nominative or Vocative; or Masculine, Plural, Nominative or Vocative; or Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative. It can also be the Genitive Singular of the fourth declension noun 'transgressus' (a crossing/transgression).
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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
- TRANSGRESSUM — having crossed over, a crossing, a transgression, to cross over, by crossing over
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