assultus

Alternative forms

• adsultus

Etymology

From ad- +‎ saltare, frequentative of salire (“to leap”). Compare assilire (“to leap onto”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /asˈsul.tus/, [äs̠ˈs̠ʊɫ̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /asˈsul.tus/, [äsˈsul̪t̪us]

Noun

assultus m (genitive assultūs); fourth declension

1. an assault

   Synonyms: incursio, impetus, invāsiō, aggressiō, impressiō, oppugnātiō, incursus, appetītus, occursio, petītiō, ictus, concursus, vīs, procella

References

• “assultus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "assultus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• assultus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.