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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ad lătus (literally “on the side”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌatˈlaːtʊs/, /ˌadˈlaːtʊs/
Noun
Adlatus m (strong, genitive Adlatus, plural Adlaten)
- (dated or humorous) junior assistant
- Synonyms: Assistent, Gehilfe, Adjutant, Famulus
1928, Stefan Zweig, “Georg Friedrich Händels Auferstehung”, in Sternstunden der Menschheit:Als der Diener am nächsten Morgen behutsam eintrat, saß Händel noch am Arbeitstisch und schrieb. Er antwortete nicht, als Christof Schmidt, sein Adlatus, scheu ihn fragte, ob er beim Kopieren behilflich sein könne, er knurrte nur dumpf und gefährlich.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Adlatus” in Duden online
- “Adlatus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache