What does catasta mean in Latin?

catasta, a noun, means “platform for exhibiting slaves for sale; pile for burnings at the stake; scaffold, stage”.

What is the genitive of catasta?

The genitive singular is catastae. catasta is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [kaˈtas.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kaˈtas.ta].

noun · femininefirst declension

catasta f (genitive catastae)

Classical[kaˈtas.ta]Ecclesiastical[kaˈtas.ta]

cătasta, ae, f. κατάστασις (postAug.),

I. a scaffold, stage,

I. On which slaves were exposed for sale, Tib. 2, 3, 60; Pers. 6, 77 Schol.; Plin. 35, 18, 58, § 200; Suet. Gram. 13; Stat. S. 2, 1, 72.—

II. For the public burning (of criminals, martyrs, etc.), Prud. στεφ. 1, 56; 2, 399 al.—

III. For delivering a lecture, Rutil. 1, 393; Cypr. Ep. 28.

From Ancient Greek κατάστασις (katástasis, “establishment, institution, method, condition”).

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