LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

cătăpīrātes

Meaning

  1. the sounding-lead

cătăpīrātes, ae, m., = καταπειρᾶτήρ,
I. the sounding-lead, Lucil. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 4, 10 (p. 82, 11 Gerl.).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCatapiratesCatapirates (-er or--a; καταπειρητηρίη, Hdt. 2.5, 28), a sounding lead. It consisted of a small piece of unwrought lead fastened to twisted cord. The …

Quick answers

What does cătăpīrātes mean in Latin?
cătăpīrātes, a noun, means “the sounding-lead”.