Dentatus

See also: dentatus

Latin

Etymology

From dentātus (“toothed”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /denˈtaː.tus/, [d̪ɛn̪ˈt̪äːt̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /denˈta.tus/, [d̪en̪ˈt̪äːt̪us]

Proper noun

Dentātus m sg (genitive Dentātī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman consul and hero

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Dentātus
Genitive Dentātī
Dative Dentātō
Accusative Dentātum
Ablative Dentātō
Vocative Dentāte

Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Δεντάτος (Dentátos)

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