adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
bracteātus
bracteātus (feminine bracteāta, neuter bracteātum)
Classical[brak.teˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[brak.teˈaː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivegilded, gilt (also in figurative use)
- New Latinadjectivehaving bracts; bracteate (as a taxonomic epithet)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bracteātus | bracteāta | bracteātum |
| genitive | bracteātī | bracteātae | bracteātī |
| dative | bracteātō | bracteātae | bracteātō |
| accusative | bracteātum | bracteātam | bracteātum |
| ablative | bracteātō | bracteātā | bracteātō |
| vocative | bracteāte | bracteāta | bracteātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bracteātī | bracteātae | bracteāta |
| genitive | bracteātōrum | bracteātārum | bracteātōrum |
| dative | bracteātīs | bracteātīs | bracteātīs |
| accusative | bracteātōs | bracteātās | bracteāta |
| ablative | bracteātīs | bracteātīs | bracteātīs |
| vocative | bracteātī | bracteātae | bracteāta |
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