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equitatus
equitatus
Latin
Noun
equitātus m (genitive equitātūs); fourth declension
- cavalry
- an instance of riding
- (rare) the order of equestrians
Inflection
Fourth declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | equitātus | equitātūs |
| genitive | equitātūs | equitātuum |
| dative | equitātuī | equitātibus |
| accusative | equitātum | equitātūs |
| ablative | equitātū | equitātibus |
| vocative | equitātus | equitātūs |
Synonyms
- (riding): equitātiō
Related terms
Etymology 2
From equiō (“be in heat”)
Noun
equitatus m (genitive equitatūs); fourth declension
- (of mares) a being in heat
Inflection
Fourth declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | equitatus | equitatūs |
| genitive | equitatūs | equitatuum |
| dative | equitatuī | equitatibus |
| accusative | equitatum | equitatūs |
| ablative | equitatū | equitatibus |
| vocative | equitatus | equitatūs |
References
- equitatus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- equitatus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- EQUITATUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “equitatus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to have the advantage in cavalry: equitatu superiorem esse
- the cavalry covers the retreat: equitatus tutum receptum dat
- to have the advantage in cavalry: equitatu superiorem esse