Latin

Proper noun

Pīlātus m ‎(genitive Pīlātī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Pontius Pilatus (died AD 37), fifth prefect of the Roman province of Judaea (AD 26–36)

Declension

Second declension.

Descendants

References

• Pīlātus³ in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “5 Pīlātus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,180/3.
• “Pīlātus³” on page 1,379/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /piːˈlaː.tus/, [piːˈɫaː.tʊs]

Adjective

pīlātus m ‎(feminine pīlāta, neuter pīlātum); first/second declension

1. (military) armed with javelins

Declension

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• Pīlātus

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of pilō ‎(“depilate; plunder”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /piˈlaː.tus/, [pɪˈɫaː.tʊs]

Participle

pilātus m ‎(feminine pilāta, neuter pilātum); first/second declension

1. depilated
2. plundered

Declension

First/second declension.

Etymology 3

Perfect passive participle of pīlō ‎(“ram down, fix firmly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /piːˈlaː.tus/, [piːˈɫaː.tʊs]

Participle

pīlātus m ‎(feminine pīlāta, neuter pīlātum); first/second declension

1. fixed firmly

Declension

First/second declension.

References

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