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ovatus
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Latin
Etymology 1
Perfect passive participle of ovō (“rejoice, applaud”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔˈwaː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈvaː.t̪us]
Participle
ovātus (feminine ovāta, neuter ovātum); first/second-declension participle
- exulted, rejoiced, having been exulted.
- applauded, celebrated with an ovation, having been applauded.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Noun
ovātus m (genitive ovātūs); fourth declension
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Etymology 2
From ōvum (“egg”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [oːˈwaː.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [oˈvaː.t̪us]
Adjective
ōvātus (feminine ōvāta, neuter ōvātum); first/second-declension adjective
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.
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