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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.

Noun

ovātus m (genitive ovātūs); fourth declension

  1. a shouting, rejoicing
Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

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.
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