noun · masculinesecond declension
advocātus1
advocātus m (genitive advocātī, feminine advocāta)
Classical[ad.wɔˈkaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ad.voˈkaː.tus]
Meaning
- One called to aid.
- advocate, attendant (friend who supports in a trial)
- witness, supporter
- mediator
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | advocātus | advocātī |
| genitive | advocātī | advocātōrum |
| dative | advocātō | advocātīs |
| accusative | advocātum | advocātōs |
| ablative | advocātō | advocātīs |
| vocative | advocāte | advocātī |
advŏcātus. a. um. Part. of advoco
advŏcātus, i, m.,
I. a legal assistant, counsellor, etc., v. advoco fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
advocātus ī, m
advoco, one called to aid.— In law, a friend who supports a party in a trial, an attendant, adviser: adesse advocatos nobis, T.: in advocati loco: adesse sine advocatis, i. e. without his guard.—A pleader, advocate, Ta.—Fig., an aid, helper: ad investigandum.
Origins
From advocō (“to call, summon”). The word may parallel Oscan akkatus, perhaps hinting at Proto-Italic *adwokātos.
Elsewhere
- Catalanadvocat
- Frenchavouéfrom Old French avoé
- Italianavvocato
- Portugueseadvogado
- Romanianadvocat
- Romanianavocat
- Spanishabogado
- Englishabogadofrom Spanish abogado
- Englishadvocatefrom Old French advocat
- Englishavocatfrom Old French advocat
Sardinian
- Campidaneseabbogau
- Logudoreseabbocadu
- Logudoreseavvocadu
In English words that came into English from advocātus
- advocateadvocātus
- avocatadvocātus