Dentatus

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Latin

Etymology

From dentātus (toothed).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Dentātus m sg (genitive Dentātī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman consul and hero

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Dentātus
genitive Dentātī
dative Dentātō
accusative Dentātum
ablative Dentātō
vocative Dentāte

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Δεντάτος (Dentátos)

References

  • Dentatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.