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> locutus is a Latin word that essentially means "speak" Or more precisely “spoken”, the (nominative masculine singular form of the) past passive participle. (
by mananaysiempre 2y ago
> locutus is a Latin word that essentially means "speak"
Or more precisely “spoken”, the (nominative masculine singular form of the) past passive participle. (In English, other Latin words from the same root get you locution, colloquium, etc.)
- schoen 2y agoUsually Latin past participles are passive, but loquor is a deponent verb which has only passive forms with an active meaning, so locutus means "spoken" as in "I have spoken" rather than "the words have been spoken". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deponent_verb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deponent_verb