Latin

Participle

ōrnātus m ‎(feminine ōrnāta, neuter ōrnātum); first/second declension

1. furnished, equipped, having been furnished.
2. adorned, decorated, having been adorned.
3. (figuratively) honored, commended, having been praised.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• inōrnātus

Descendants

• English: ornate
• Italian: ornato
• Portuguese: ornado, ornato
• Romanian: ornat
• Spanish: ornato

Noun

ornātus m ‎(genitive ornātūs); fourth declension

1. a furnishing, preparing
2. an act of adornment, embellishment, decoration
3. fancy dress or apparel
4. accoutrements, furniture
5. an ornament or decoration

Inflection

Fourth declension.

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ornatus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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)