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Latin
Etymology
Perfect passive participle of amō (“love”).
Pronunciation
Participle
amātus (feminine amāta, neuter amātum); first/second-declension participle
- loved, having been loved
- liked, having been liked
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
References
- “amatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- amatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- amatus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016