gelatus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perfect active participle of gelō (to freeze, congeal).

Participle

gelātus (feminine gelāta, neuter gelātum); first/second-declension participle

  1. frozen, congealed, having been frozen.
  2. frightened, petrified, having been frightened.
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative gelātus gelāta gelātum gelātī gelātae gelāta
Genitive gelātī gelātae gelātī gelātōrum gelātārum gelātōrum
Dative gelātō gelātō gelātīs
Accusative gelātum gelātam gelātum gelātōs gelātās gelāta
Ablative gelātō gelātā gelātō gelātīs
Vocative gelāte gelāta gelātum gelātī gelātae gelāta
Descendants

Etymology 2

From gelō (to freeze, congeal) +‎ -tus.

Noun

gelātus m (genitive gelātūs); fourth declension

  1. frost
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gelātus gelātūs
Genitive gelātūs gelātuum
Dative gelātuī gelātibus
Accusative gelātum gelātūs
Ablative gelātū gelātibus
Vocative gelātus gelātūs

References

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