LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

castrātus1

castrātus m (genitive castrātī)
Classical[kasˈtraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kasˈtraː.tus]

Meaning

  1. eunuch

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecastrātuscastrātī
genitivecastrātīcastrātōrum
dativecastrātōcastrātīs
accusativecastrātumcastrātōs
ablativecastrātōcastrātīs
vocativecastrātecastrātī

Origins

Perfect passive participle of castrō (“castrate”).

Descendants
  • Frenchchâtré
  • Italiancastrato
  • Portuguesecastrado
  • Spanishcastrado
  • Friuliancjastrât
  • Siciliancastratu

In English words that came into English from castrātus

  • castratecastrātus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
castrātus2
castrātus (feminine castrāta, neuter castrātum)
Classical[kasˈtraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[kasˈtraː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecastrated, emasculated
  2. adjectivepruned

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecastrātuscastrātacastrātum
genitivecastrātīcastrātaecastrātī
dativecastrātōcastrātaecastrātō
accusativecastrātumcastrātamcastrātum
ablativecastrātōcastrātācastrātō
vocativecastrātecastrātacastrātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecastrātīcastrātaecastrāta
genitivecastrātōrumcastrātārumcastrātōrum
dativecastrātīscastrātīscastrātīs
accusativecastrātōscastrātāscastrāta
ablativecastrātīscastrātīscastrātīs
vocativecastrātīcastrātaecastrāta

Origins

Perfect passive participle of castrō (“castrate”).

Quick answers

What does castrātus mean in Latin?
castrātus, a noun, means “eunuch”.
What is the genitive of castrātus?
The genitive singular is castrātī. castrātus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce castrātus?
In classical Latin, [kasˈtraː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kasˈtraː.tus].