LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

argentātus

argentātus (feminine argentāta, neuter argentātum)
Classical[ar.ɡɛnˈtaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.d͡ʒenˈtaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesilvered, silvery

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargentātusargentātaargentātum
genitiveargentātīargentātaeargentātī
dativeargentātōargentātaeargentātō
accusativeargentātumargentātamargentātum
ablativeargentātōargentātāargentātō
vocativeargentāteargentātaargentātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeargentātīargentātaeargentāta
genitiveargentātōrumargentātārumargentātōrum
dativeargentātīsargentātīsargentātīs
accusativeargentātōsargentātāsargentāta
ablativeargentātīsargentātīsargentātīs
vocativeargentātīargentātaeargentāta

argentātus, a, um, adj. argentum (cf. aeratus and auratus, and Prisc. p. 828 P.).
I. Plated or ornamented with silver (cf. argentum, I. A.): sandalia, Albin. 2, 65: sella, Lampr. Elag, 4 fin.: milites, whose shields were covered or plated with silver, Liv. 9, 40.—
II. Furnished with money (cf. argentum, I. B. 2.): semper tu ad me cum argentatā accedito querimoniā, come always with silvered complaints, i. e. bring money with your complaints, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 78.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom
  3. Proto-Italic*argentom
  4. Latinargentātus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin argentātus From argentum (“silver”) + -ātus (“-ed”).

In English words that came into English from argentātus

  • argentateargentātus

Quick answers

What does argentātus mean in Latin?
argentātus, a adjective, means “silvered, silvery”.
How do you pronounce argentātus?
In classical Latin, [ar.ɡɛnˈtaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ar.d͡ʒenˈtaː.tus].
Where does argentātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom → Proto-Italic *argentom → Latin argentātus.