adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
biothanatus
biothanatus (feminine biothanata, neuter biothanatum)
Classical[bi.ɔˈtʰa.na.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[bi.oˈtaː.na.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivethat died a violent death
- Medieval Latinadjectivethat committed suicide
- Medieval Latinadjectivereprobate, condemned to hell
Interea sacerdos coepit secum tractare quod non auderet exsecrabilia biothanati mandata cuilibet annuntiare.
Nevertheless, the priest began to consider that he did not dare pass on to anyone the execrable tidings of a reprobate.1142, Orderic Vitalis, Historia Ecclesiastica, section 8.17: - Medieval Latinadjectivethat died without receiving last rites
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | biothanatus | biothanata | biothanatum |
| genitive | biothanatī | biothanatae | biothanatī |
| dative | biothanatō | biothanatae | biothanatō |
| accusative | biothanatum | biothanatam | biothanatum |
| ablative | biothanatō | biothanatā | biothanatō |
| vocative | biothanate | biothanata | biothanatum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | biothanatī | biothanatae | biothanata |
| genitive | biothanatōrum | biothanatārum | biothanatōrum |
| dative | biothanatīs | biothanatīs | biothanatīs |
| accusative | biothanatōs | biothanatās | biothanata |
| ablative | biothanatīs | biothanatīs | biothanatīs |
| vocative | biothanatī | biothanatae | biothanata |
bĭŏthănătus, a, um, adj., = βιοθάνατος [βία - θάνατος],
I. that dies a violent death, Lampr. Elag. 33; Firm. Math. 3, 14 fin.; 4, 1; Serv. ad Verg A. 4, 386.—Collat. form bĭaeŏthănătus, from βίαιοσ-θάνατος, Tert. Anim. 57.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βιοθάνατος (biothánatos).