adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
caetrātus
caetrātus (feminine caetrāta, neuter caetrātum)
Classical[kae̯ˈtraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈtraː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivearmed with a caetra; shield-bearing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caetrātus | caetrāta | caetrātum |
| genitive | caetrātī | caetrātae | caetrātī |
| dative | caetrātō | caetrātae | caetrātō |
| accusative | caetrātum | caetrātam | caetrātum |
| ablative | caetrātō | caetrātā | caetrātō |
| vocative | caetrāte | caetrāta | caetrātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | caetrātī | caetrātae | caetrāta |
| genitive | caetrātōrum | caetrātārum | caetrātōrum |
| dative | caetrātīs | caetrātīs | caetrātīs |
| accusative | caetrātōs | caetrātās | caetrāta |
| ablative | caetrātīs | caetrātīs | caetrātīs |
| vocative | caetrātī | caetrātae | caetrāta |
caetrātus, a, um, adj. caetra,
I. armed with a caetra, shield-bearing ( = πελταστής):
cohors, Caes. B. C. 1, 39; so Liv. 31, 36, 1: juventus, Sil. 9, 231; and subst.: caetrā-ti, ōrum, Caes. B. C. 1, 70; Liv. 31, 36, 1; 33, 4, 4 et saep.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
caetrātus adj.
caetra, armed with a caetra, shield-bearing: cohortes, Cs., L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin caetrātus From caetra (“short Spanish shield”) + -ātus.