LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Arātus

Arātus m sg (genitive Arātī)
Classical[aˈraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈraː.tus]

Meaning

  1. GreekAratus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeArātus—
genitiveArātī—
dativeArātō—
accusativeArātum—
ablativeArātō—
vocativeArāte—

ărātus, a, um, Part. of aro.
Ărātus, i, m., = Ἄρατος.
I. A Greek poet of Soli, in Cilicia, who fl. B. C. 250; author of an astronomical poem, entitled Φαινόμενα, which Cicero, and afterwards Caesar Germanicus, translated into Latin, Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 69; id. Rep. 1, 22, 56; id. N. D. 2, 41; Ov. Am. 1, 15, 16; Stat. S. 5, 3, 23 (ărătŭs, Paul. Nol. Carm. 19, 125; Sid. Carm. 23, 112).—
II. Aratus of Sicyon, a distinguished Greek general, founder of the Achœan League, Cic. Off. 2, 23, 81 (v. his life written by Plutarch).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAratusAratus (Ἄρατος), of Sicyon, lived from B. C. 271 to 213. The life of this remarkable man, as afterwards of Philopoemen and Lycortas, was devoted to an…

Quick answers

What does Arātus mean in Latin?
Arātus, a proper noun, means “Aratus”.
What is the genitive of Arātus?
The genitive singular is Arātī. Arātus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Arātus?
In classical Latin, [aˈraː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈraː.tus].