Torquatus
See also: torquatus
Latin
Etymology
From torquātus (“adorned with a collar”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /torˈkʷaː.tus/, [t̪ɔrˈkʷäːt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /torˈkwa.tus/, [t̪orˈkwäːt̪us]
Proper noun
Torquātus m sg (genitive Torquātī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Titus Manlius Torquatus, a Roman dictator
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Torquātus |
| Genitive | Torquātī |
| Dative | Torquātō |
| Accusative | Torquātum |
| Ablative | Torquātō |
| Vocative | Torquāte |
Derived terms
- Torquātiānus
Descendants
- Italian: Torquato
References
- “Torquatus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Torquatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette