aptus

Meaning

1. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) suitable, adapted
2. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) ready
3. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) apt, proper
4. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) bound, tied, attached, joined (to)
5. (declension-1, declension-2, participle) dependent (on)

Concepts

appropriate

connected

fitted

fitted out

qualified

fitting

fastened

prepared

suitable

Opposite of

incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus, irritus, grātuītus

Translations

geeignet

limitado

zusammenpassend

apte

adequado

apropriado

conveniente

qualifiziert

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈap.tʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *aptos, which has been connected to the root Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”) or to the perfect passive participle of apiō (“fasten, join”).