adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
bīgātus
bīgātus (feminine bīgāta, neuter bīgātum)
Classical[biːˈɡaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[biˈɡaː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivebearing the figure of a bigae (pair of horses)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bīgātus | bīgāta | bīgātum |
| genitive | bīgātī | bīgātae | bīgātī |
| dative | bīgātō | bīgātae | bīgātō |
| accusative | bīgātum | bīgātam | bīgātum |
| ablative | bīgātō | bīgātā | bīgātō |
| vocative | bīgāte | bīgāta | bīgātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bīgātī | bīgātae | bīgāta |
| genitive | bīgātōrum | bīgātārum | bīgātōrum |
| dative | bīgātīs | bīgātīs | bīgātīs |
| accusative | bīgātōs | bīgātās | bīgāta |
| ablative | bīgātīs | bīgātīs | bīgātīs |
| vocative | bīgātī | bīgātae | bīgāta |
bīgātus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. having the figure of a bigae (exclusively of coin); with the figure of a bigae stamped upon it (cf. Dict. of Antiq.):
argentum, Liv. 33, 23, 7; 33, 37, 11; 36, 21, 11.—Also, subst.: bīgā-tus, i, m. (sc. nummus), a silver coin with the stamp of the bigae, Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 46: nummi quadrigati et bigati a figurā caelaturae dicti, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. grave aes, p. 98 Müll.; Liv. 23, 15, 15; Tac. G. 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bīgātus adj.
bigae, bearing the figure of a two-horse car: argentum, L.—Hence, as subst, a silver coin stamped with a harnessed span of horses: quingenti, L., Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin bīgātus From bīgae + -ātus.