Dentatus
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See also: dentatus
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dentātus (“toothed”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /denˈtaː.tus/, [d̪ɛn̪ˈt̪äːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /denˈta.tus/, [d̪en̪ˈt̪äːt̪us]
Proper noun[edit]
Dentātus m sg (genitive Dentātī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman consul and hero
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Dentātus |
Genitive | Dentātī |
Dative | Dentātō |
Accusative | Dentātum |
Ablative | Dentātō |
Vocative | Dentāte |
Descendants[edit]
- Ancient Greek: Δεντάτος (Dentátos)
References[edit]
- Dentatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.