adversum

Latin

Participle

adversum

  1. inflection of adversus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

Adverb

adversum (not comparable)

  1. against, in the way, towards (see obviam)

References
  • “adversum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • adversum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) against the stream; upstream: flumine adverso
    • (ambiguous) to have favourable, contrary, winds: ventis secundis, adversis uti
    • (ambiguous) misfortune, adversity: fortuna adversa
    • (ambiguous) to struggle with adversity: conflictari (cum) adversa fortuna
    • (ambiguous) to attack the enemy in the front: adversis hostibus occurrere
    • (ambiguous) wounds (scars) on the breast: vulnera (cicatrices) adversa (opp. aversa)
    • (ambiguous) wounds (scars) on the breast: vulnera adverso corpore accepta
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