[Owl]Fourth Declension Nouns: -us

* spiritus -us m. (breath of life/spirit/pride)
* manus -us f. (hand/force/power)
* genu -us n. (knee)


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* Masculine nouns (spiritus -us m.) [return to top]
actus -us m. impulse/act
aditus -us m. approach
adventus -us m. approach/arrival
aestus -us m. heat/tide
arcus -us m. bow
artus -us m. limbs
aspectus -us m. sight/appearance
audītus -us m. hearing
cantus -us m. song
captus -us m. comprehension/capacity
casus -us m. fall/chance/accident
circuitus -us m. circuit/detour
comitatus -us m. retinue
commeatus -us m. leave/provisions/supplies
conatus -us m. attempt
concursus -us m. running together/charge
consensus -us m. accord/agreement
conspectus -us m. view/sight
consulatus -us m. consulship
conventus -us m. meeting/company
cruciatus -us m. torture
cultus -us m. civilization/culture/style
currus -us m. chariot
cursus -us m. running
dilectus -us m. selection/levy
discessus -us m. departure
effectus -us m. effect/result/performance
egressus -us m. departure
equitatus -us m. cavalry
eventus -us m. outcome/result
exercitus -us m. army
exitus -us m. departure/end/outcome/result
fetus -us m. offspring/young; children; brood/litter
fletus -us m. weeping
fluctus -us m. billow/surge/wave
fremitus -us m. growling/murmering
fructus -us m. produce/fruit/crop/reward
gemitus -us m. groan
gradus -us m. step/rung/position/degree
gressus -us m. step
gustus -us m. tasting
habitus -us m. condition/deportment/attire
impetus -us m. attack/rush/impulse/fury
impulsus -us m. impulse/urge/instigation
incursus -us m. attack/onset
iniussus -us m. without orders
intellectus -us m. intellect
interitus -us m. perishing/death
introitus -us m. entrance
iussus -us m. by order
lacus -us m. lake
lapsus -us m. gliding/falling/error
luctus -us m. mourning/distress
magistratus -us m. magistrate
metus -us m. fear/dread
morsus -us m. bite
motus -us m. movement/emotion/disturbance
natus -us m. by birth
obitus -us m. death
occasus -us m. setting/west/downfall
odorattus -us m. smelling
ornatus -us m. dress
ortus -us m. born/descended
passus -us m. pace/step
peditatus -us m. infantry
portus -us m. harbour/haven
potus -us m. drink
principatus -us m. first place/leadership
prospectus -us m. sight/view
progress -us m. advance
pulsus -us m. beating/beat/stroke
quaestus -us m. aquisition/gain/profit
questus -us m. complaint
receptus -us m. retreat
reditus -us m. return
regress -us m. return
respectus -us m. looking back/refuge/respect
risus -us m. laughter/laugh
ritus -us m. ceremony/rite
saltus -us m. woodland/pass/ravine
senatus -us m. senate
sensus -us m. feeling/perception/sense/emotion
sinus -us m. fold/coil/bay/gulf
situs -us m. position/site/situation
sonitus -us m. noise/sound
specus -us m. cave/cavity
spiritus -us m. breath of life/spirit/pride
status -us m. posture/position/condition
strepitus -us m. din/noise
sumptus -us m. charge/cost/expense
tractus -us m. track/trail/extent/stretch/dragging out
tactus -us m. touching
tractatus -us m. treatise/tractate
transitus -us m. crossing/passage
tumultus -us m. commotion/disorder
usus -us m. use/practice/skill/custom
versus -us m. row/line of writing
vestitus -us m. clothing
victus -us m. livelihood/living/victuals
visus -us m. sight/vision
vultus -us m. expression/countenance/face


* Feminine nouns (manus -us f.) [return to top]
acus -us f. needle/pin
anus -us f. old woman
domus -us f. house/home
idus -uum pl. f. Ides/middle of the Roman month
manus -us f. hand/force/power
porticus -us f. arcade/gallery
tribus -us f. tribe/mob


* Neuter nouns (genu -us n.) [return to top]
cornū -ūs n. horn
genū -ūs n. knee
gelū -ūs n. icy coldness
venū -ūs n. dart/javelin