LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

apparātus1

apparātus m (genitive apparātūs)
Classical[ap.paˈraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ap.paˈraː.tus]

Meaning

  1. abstractpreparation, a getting ready
  2. abstracta providing
  3. concretetools, implements, instruments, engines
  4. concretesupplies, material
  5. magnificence, splendor, pomp

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapparātus
adparātus		apparātūs
adparātūs
genitiveapparātūs
adparātūs		apparātuum
adparātuum
dativeapparātuī
adparātuī, apparātī		apparātibus
adparātibus
accusativeapparātum
adparātum		apparātūs
adparātūs
ablativeapparātū
adparātū		apparātibus
adparātibus
vocativeapparātus
adparātus		apparātūs
adparātūs

appărātus (adp-), ūs, m. apparo.
I. A preparing, providing, preparation, getting ready; abstr. (class.; but, except in Hor. C. 1, 38, 1, scarcely to be found in any poet): requiro omnem totius operis designationem atque adparatum, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 20: totius belli instrumentum et adparatus, id. Ac. 2, 1, 3: sacrorum, id. Rep. 2, 14: operum ac munitionum, Liv. 21, 7: sacrificii, Suet. Ner. 56.—More freq.,
II. Meton., a preparation, provision; concr., equipment, apparatus (instruments, furniture, machines, etc.).
A. In gen.: in reliquo Darei adparatu, movables, Plin. 13, 1, 1, § 3; so, argenteus, id. 22, 23, 47, § 99: apparatus (military engines) et munitiones, Nep. Eum. 5, 7; Caes. B. C. 3, 41 al.: arma promta ex regio apparatu, Liv. 5, 5: apparatus oppugnandarum urbium, id. 34, 33; so id. 25, 14; 26, 47.—Also of men: auxiliorum apparatus, Liv. 9, 7 al.—
B. Esp., magnificent preparation, splendor, pomp, magnificence, state: magnifici adparatus vitaeque cultus cum elegantiā et copiā, Cic. Off. 1, 8, 25: omitto festum diem, argento, veste, omni apparatu ornatuque virendo, id. Vatin. 13; id. Or. 25, 83; id. Fam. 9, 19: regio adparatu accepti, etc., id. Rep. 6, 10; so Nep. Paus. 3, 2; so also of the pomp and parade attending public spectacles or other festive celebrations: ludorum venationumque adparatus, Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55; Liv. 27, 6; Suet. Caes. 10 (cf. apparo).

Origins

From apparō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanaparat
  • Englishapparatus
  • Frenchapparat
  • GermanApparat
  • Romanianaparatfrom German Apparat
  • Italianapparato
  • Portugueseaparato
  • Spanishaparato
  • Galicianaparato
  • Russianаппара́тfrom German Apparat
Padanian
  • Friulianaparât
  • Romagnolaparê
  • Romagnolaparêt
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
apparātus2
apparātus (feminine apparāta, neuter apparātum, comparative apparātior, superlative apparātissimus)
Classical[ap.paˈraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ap.paˈraː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveready, prepared
  2. adjectivewell-supplied, furnished
  3. adjectivebroadlymagnificent, sumptuous, elaborate

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeapparātusapparātaapparātum
genitiveapparātīapparātaeapparātī
dativeapparātōapparātaeapparātō
accusativeapparātumapparātamapparātum
ablativeapparātōapparātāapparātō
vocativeapparāteapparātaapparātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeapparātīapparātaeapparāta
genitiveapparātōrumapparātārumapparātōrum
dativeapparātīsapparātīsapparātīs
accusativeapparātōsapparātāsapparāta
ablativeapparātīsapparātīsapparātīs
vocativeapparātīapparātaeapparāta

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ludi apparatissimi
sumptuous public games.

appărātus (adp-), a, um, P. a., from apparo.

Origins

Perfect passive participle of apparō (“to prepare”).

Quick answers

What does apparātus mean in Latin?
apparātus, a noun, means “preparation, a getting ready; a providing; tools, implements, instruments, engines”.
What is the genitive of apparātus?
The genitive singular is apparātūs. apparātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce apparātus?
In classical Latin, [ap.paˈraː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ap.paˈraː.tus].