LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

afflātus

afflātus m (genitive afflātūs)
Classical[ˈaf.fɫa.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaf.fla.tus]

Meaning

  1. breath (directed upon some object)
  2. afflation (from an inspiring spirit from an unknown source in Cicero; from a divine spirit in a pagan context or from the Holy Spirit in later Christian contexts)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeafflātusafflātūs
genitiveafflātūsafflātuum
dativeafflātuīafflātibus
accusativeafflātumafflātūs
ablativeafflātūafflātibus
vocativeafflātusafflātūs

afflātus (adf-), a, um, Part., of afflo.
afflātus (adf-), ūs, m. afflo.
I. A blowing or breathing on, a breeze, blast, breath, etc., as of the wind, men, or animals: afflatusex terrā mentem ita movens ut, etc., Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117: adflatu nocent, by the effluvia, Ov. M. 7, 551: ambusti adflatu vaporis, Liv. 28, 23: ignes caelestes adussisse levi adflatu vestimenta, id. 39, 22: Favonii, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 57: noxius, id. 4, 12, 26 al. —Of animals: frondes adflatibus (apri) ardent, by his breath, Ov. M. 8, 289: serpentis, Stat. Th. 5, 527: polypus adflatu terribili canes agebat, Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 92.—And of the aspiration in speech: Boeotii sine adflatu vocant collīs Tebas, i. e. without the h, Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 6.—
B. Esp., a flash or glow of light (cf. afflo, I.): juncturae leni adflatu simulacra refovent, Plin. 36, 15, 22, § 98.—
II. Fig., afflation of the divine spirit, inspiration: nemo vir magnus sine aliquo adflatu divino umquam fuit, Cic. N. D. 2, 66: sine inflammatione animorum et sine quodam adflatu quasi furoris, id. de Or. 2, 46.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinafflātus

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin afflō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin afflātus From afflō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Catalanaflat
  • Englishafflatus
  • Italianafflato
  • Occitanaflat
  • Portugueseaflato
  • Spanishaflato

In English words that came into English from afflātus

  • afflatusafflātus
  • afflationafflātus

Quick answers

What does afflātus mean in Latin?
afflātus, a noun, means “breath (directed upon some object); afflation (from an inspiring spirit from an unknown source in Cicero; from a divine spirit in a pagan context or from the Holy Spirit in later Christian contexts)”.
What is the genitive of afflātus?
The genitive singular is afflātūs. afflātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce afflātus?
In classical Latin, [ˈaf.fɫa.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaf.fla.tus].
Where does afflātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin afflātus.