admonitus

Admonitus is a Latin term functioning as a past participle and adjective meaning “warned” or “admonished.” It derives from the verb admonere, which means to warn, admonish, or inform. In Latin, the participle agrees with the gender and number of the noun it describes: admonitus (masculine singular), admonita (feminine singular), admonitum (neuter singular), with corresponding plural forms.

Etymology and form: The word combines the prefix ad- (toward, to) with monere (to warn) to form admonere, and the perfect passive participle is admonitus, used to indicate that someone has been warned or alerted. The term appears in various Latin texts from classical through medieval periods and is commonly found in glossaries and translations that render warning or admonition.

Usage in Latin literature and doctrine: Admonitus is used to describe a person who has received a warning or admonition. It can function as an adjective within a sentence or as a noun in some contexts where a participle takes on substantive force. For example, a phrase equivalent to “he has been warned” would employ the form admonitus est in masculine singular contexts. The form adapts to different grammatical genders and numbers in Latin prose and poetry.

Modern usage: In contemporary scholarship, admonitus is encountered primarily in the study of Latin texts rather than as a living term in English. It may appear in translations, glossaries, and commentaries to convey the sense of being warned or admonished in Latin passages. The related noun admonitio in Latin and the English word admonition share the same semantic field, referring to warnings or reminders.

See also: admonere, monere, admonitio, admonition.