LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

bracteātus

bracteātus (feminine bracteāta, neuter bracteātum)
Classical[brak.teˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[brak.teˈaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivegilded, gilt (also in figurative use)
  2. New Latinadjectivehaving bracts; bracteate (as a taxonomic epithet)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebracteātusbracteātabracteātum
genitivebracteātībracteātaebracteātī
dativebracteātōbracteātaebracteātō
accusativebracteātumbracteātambracteātum
ablativebracteātōbracteātābracteātō
vocativebracteātebracteātabracteātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebracteātībracteātaebracteāta
genitivebracteātōrumbracteātārumbracteātōrum
dativebracteātīsbracteātīsbracteātīs
accusativebracteātōsbracteātāsbracteāta
ablativebracteātīsbracteātīsbracteātīs
vocativebracteātībracteātaebracteāta

bractĕātus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. covered with gold-plate, gilt (post-Aug. for the class. aureus): sellae, Sid. Ep. 8, 8: lacunar, id. ib. 2, 10.—
B. In gen., glistening like gold: leo, i.e. with a yellow mane, Sen. Ep. 41, 6: comae, Mart. Cap. 1, § 75.—
II. Trop. (cf. aureus, II.).
A. Splendid, golden: O mentis aureae dictum bracteatum! Aus. Grat. Act. ad Gratian. 8.—
B. Shining only externally, gilded, delusive: felicitas, Sen. Ep. 115, 9.

Origins

From bractea + -ātus.

In English words that came into English from bracteātus

  • bracteatebracteātus

Quick answers

What does bracteātus mean in Latin?
bracteātus, a adjective, means “gilded, gilt (also in figurative use); having bracts; bracteate (as a taxonomic epithet)”.
How do you pronounce bracteātus?
In classical Latin, [brak.teˈaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [brak.teˈaː.tus].