postulatus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From postulō (to demand).

Noun

postulātus m (genitive postulātūs); fourth declension

  1. (law) claim, demand, suit
  2. request
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative postulātus postulātūs
genitive postulātūs postulātuum
dative postulātuī postulātibus
accusative postulātum postulātūs
ablative postulātū postulātibus
vocative postulātus postulātūs
Descendants
  • Russian: постула́т (postulát)

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of postulō.

Participle

postulātus (feminine postulāta, neuter postulātum); first/second-declension participle

  1. requested, demanded
  2. prosecuted, sued
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • postulatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • postulatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • postulatus 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)
  • postulatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • postulatus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016