adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aerātus
aerātus (feminine aerāta, neuter aerātum)
Classical[ae̯ˈraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈraː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivemade or covered with brass or bronze, brazen (used sarcastically of a rich person)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aerātus | aerāta | aerātum |
| genitive | aerātī | aerātae | aerātī |
| dative | aerātō | aerātae | aerātō |
| accusative | aerātum | aerātam | aerātum |
| ablative | aerātō | aerātā | aerātō |
| vocative | aerāte | aerāta | aerātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aerātī | aerātae | aerāta |
| genitive | aerātōrum | aerātārum | aerātōrum |
| dative | aerātīs | aerātīs | aerātīs |
| accusative | aerātōs | aerātās | aerāta |
| ablative | aerātīs | aerātīs | aerātīs |
| vocative | aerātī | aerātae | aerāta |
aerātus, a, um, P. a. from aero, āre, found in no example, and only mentioned in Priscian: a metallorum quoque nominibus solent nasci verba, ut ab auro, auro, as, ab aere, aero, as; unde auratus et aeratus. p. 828 P..
I. Furnished or covered with copper or bronze: ratis, Naev. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 23 Müll. (Bell. Punic. v. 59 Vahl.):
lecti, having bronze feet, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 60: naves, Hor. C. 2, 16, 21: porta, Ov. F. 2, 785.—Poet.: acies, armed ranks, Verg. A. 9, 463.—II. Made of bronze:
catenae, Prop. 3, 13, 11.—*III. Sarcastic. of a rich man:
tribuni non tam aerati quam aerarii, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aerātus adj.
aes, of bronze: cuspis, O. — Fitted with bronze: lecti, having bronze feet: navis, with a bronze beak, Cs.: acies, in armor, V. —Supplied with money, rich (once): tribuni.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyos
- Proto-Italic*ajos
- Proto-Italic*aos
- Latinaerātus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin aerātus From aes (“brass, bronze”) + -ātus (“-ed”).