Optatus

See also: optatus

Latin

Etymology

From optātus (“desired, wished”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /opˈtaː.tus/, [ɔpˈt̪äːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /opˈta.tus/, [opˈt̪äːt̪us]

Proper noun

Optātus m sg (genitive Optātī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Flavius Optatus, a Roman senator

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Optātus
Genitive Optātī
Dative Optātō
Accusative Optātum
Ablative Optātō
Vocative Optāte

References
  • Optatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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