collacteus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

collacteus m (genitive collacteī); second declension

  1. milk brother
  2. foster brother
    Synonym: collactāneus
    Coordinate term: (female) collactea

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative collacteus collacteī
Genitive collacteī collacteōrum
Dative collacteō collacteīs
Accusative collacteum collacteōs
Ablative collacteō collacteīs
Vocative collactee collacteī

Descendants

  • Portuguese: colaço
  • Spanish: collazo

References

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