English

Noun

serratus ‎(plural serrati)

1. (anatomy) Any of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a serrated border

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of serrō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /serˈraː.tus/, [sɛrˈraː.tʊs]

Participle

serrātus m ‎(feminine serrāta, neuter serrātum); first/second declension

1. sawn (into pieces)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Adjective

serrātus m ‎(feminine serrāta, neuter serrātum); first/second declension

1. serrated

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• serratus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• serratus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SERRATUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “serratus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• serratus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers