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Legatus

Legatus

See also: legatus

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Legatus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tyrannidae.

Hypernyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

legatus

legatus

See also: Legatus

Latin

Noun

lēgātus m (genitive lēgātī); second declension

  1. envoy, ambassador, legate
  2. deputy
  3. lieutenant
    • 100 BCE – 44 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 6.6
      Caesar partitis copiis cum Gaio Fabio legato et Marco Crasso quaestore celeriterque effectis pontibus adit tripertito, aedificia vicosque incendit, magno pecoris atque hominum numero potitur.
      Caesar, having divided his forces with C. Fabius, his lieutenant, and M. Crassus his questor, and having hastily constructed some bridges, enters their country in three divisions, burns their houses and villages, and gets possession of a large number of cattle and men.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative lēgātus lēgātī
genitive lēgātī lēgātōrum
dative lēgātō lēgātīs
accusative lēgātum lēgātōs
ablative lēgātō lēgātīs
vocative lēgāte lēgātī

Related terms

Descendants

Participle

lēgātus m (feminine lēgāta, neuter lēgātum); first/second declension

  1. sent, despatched, having been sent.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative lēgātus lēgāta lēgātum lēgātī lēgātae lēgāta
genitive lēgātī lēgātae lēgātī lēgātōrum lēgātārum lēgātōrum
dative lēgātō lēgātō lēgātīs
accusative lēgātum lēgātam lēgātum lēgātōs lēgātās lēgāta
ablative lēgātō lēgātā lēgātō lēgātīs
vocative lēgāte lēgāta lēgātum lēgātī lēgātae lēgāta

References