caelibatus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From caelebs (unmarried, single) +‎ -ātus (abstract noun).

Pronunciation

Noun

caelibātus m (genitive caelibātūs); fourth declension

  1. celibacy, the celibate

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative caelibātus caelibātūs
genitive caelibātūs caelibātuum
dative caelibātuī caelibātibus
accusative caelibātum caelibātūs
ablative caelibātū caelibātibus
vocative caelibātus caelibātūs

Descendants

References

  • caelibatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • caelibatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.