ornatus
Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“furnish, adorn”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oːrˈnaː.tus/, [oːrˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /orˈna.tus/, [orˈnäːt̪us]
Participle
ōrnātus (feminine ōrnāta, neuter ōrnātum, comparative ōrnātior, superlative ōrnātissimus); first/second-declension participle
- furnished, equipped, having been furnished.
- adorned, decorated, having been adorned.
- (figuratively) honored, commended, having been praised.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | ōrnātus | ōrnāta | ōrnātum | ōrnātī | ōrnātae | ōrnāta | |
| Genitive | ōrnātī | ōrnātae | ōrnātī | ōrnātōrum | ōrnātārum | ōrnātōrum | |
| Dative | ōrnātō | ōrnātō | ōrnātīs | ||||
| Accusative | ōrnātum | ōrnātam | ōrnātum | ōrnātōs | ōrnātās | ōrnāta | |
| Ablative | ōrnātō | ōrnātā | ōrnātō | ōrnātīs | |||
| Vocative | ōrnāte | ōrnāta | ōrnātum | ōrnātī | ōrnātae | ōrnāta | |
Derived terms
- inōrnātus
Descendants
- English: ornate
- Italian: ornato
- Portuguese: ornado, ornato
- Romanian: ornat
- Spanish: ornato
Noun
ōrnātus m (genitive ōrnātūs); fourth declension
- a furnishing, preparing
- an act of adornment, embellishment, decoration
- fancy dress or apparel
- accoutrements, furniture
- an ornament, decoration, or feature
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ōrnātus | ōrnātūs |
| Genitive | ōrnātūs | ōrnātuum |
| Dative | ōrnātuī | ōrnātibus |
| Accusative | ōrnātum | ōrnātūs |
| Ablative | ōrnātū | ōrnātibus |
| Vocative | ōrnātus | ōrnātūs |
References
- “ornatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ornatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ornatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to speak well, elegantly: ornate dicere
- well-chosen language, grace of style: ornatus orationis, verborum
- (ambiguous) the star-lit sky; the firmament: caelum astris distinctum et ornatum
- (ambiguous) to be in the enjoyment of a large fortune: fortunis maximis ornatum esse
- (ambiguous) to afford matter for elaboration, embellishment: materiem ad ornatum praebere
- (ambiguous) to be virtuous: virtute praeditum, ornatum esse (opp. vitiis obrutum esse)
- to speak well, elegantly: ornate dicere