apta

apta is a Latin form of aptus, meaning “fit, suitable (+dat.); fastened, joined; (apte) fittingly”. It is the nominative singular feminine adjective or 2nd person singular present active imperative or perfect passive participle nominative plural neuter or perfect passive participle vocative plural neuter.

It can also be a form of apiscor, “reach, gain, obtain”.

It can also be a form of apto, “fit, adapt, adjust; prepare, equip”.

Found 215 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Civili 1.30: … imus non necessarium bellum suscepisset et ab se reliquisque in senatu interrogatus omnia sibi esse ad bellum apta ae parata confirmavisset. Haec in contione questus ex provincia fugit.

Cicero, De Officiis 3.104: … non ad iram deorum, quae nulla est, sed ad iustitiam et ad fidem pertinet. Nam praeclare Ennius: Ó Fides alma ápta pinnis ét ius iurandúm Iovis! Qui ius igitur iurandum violat, is Fidem violat, quam in Capitolio vicinam Iovi …

Ovid, Amores 1.6.6: Aptaque subducto pondere membra dedit.

All forms of aptus (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.