ovatus

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Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of ovō (rejoice, applaud).

Pronunciation

Participle

ovātus (feminine ovāta, neuter ovātum); first/second-declension participle

  1. exulted, rejoiced, having been exulted.
  2. applauded, celebrated with an ovation, having been applauded.
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ovātus ovāta ovātum ovātī ovātae ovāta
genitive ovātī ovātae ovātī ovātōrum ovātārum ovātōrum
dative ovātō ovātae ovātō ovātīs
accusative ovātum ovātam ovātum ovātōs ovātās ovāta
ablative ovātō ovātā ovātō ovātīs
vocative ovāte ovāta ovātum ovātī ovātae ovāta

Noun

ovātus m (genitive ovātūs); fourth declension

  1. a shouting, rejoicing
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ovātus ovātūs
genitive ovātūs ovātuum
dative ovātuī ovātibus
accusative ovātum ovātūs
ablative ovātū ovātibus
vocative ovātus ovātūs

Etymology 2

From ōvum (egg).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ōvātus (feminine ōvāta, neuter ōvātum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. ovate, egg-shaped
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants
  • English: ovate

References

  • ovatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ovatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ovatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.