noun · neutersecond declension
cōnsultum
cōnsultum n (genitive cōnsultī)
Classical[kõːˈsʊɫ.tũː]Ecclesiastical[konˈsul.tum]
Meaning
- a response by an oracle to the consultation or inquiry of a deity
- a decree, decision, resolution, plan, action taken, or measure adopted
senatus consultum ultimum
final decree of the Senate
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōnsultum | cōnsulta |
| genitive | cōnsultī | cōnsultōrum |
| dative | cōnsultō | cōnsultīs |
| accusative | cōnsultum | cōnsulta |
| ablative | cōnsultō | cōnsultīs |
| vocative | cōnsultum | cōnsulta |
consultum, i, n., v. consulo, P. a., 2.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnsultum ī, n
consultus, deliberation, consideration: consulto opus est, S. — A decree, decision, resolution, plan: consulta sapientium: consulta cum illo integra habere, plans, S.: occulta, L.: dum consulta petis, responses, V.: tua magna, decrees, V.: senatūs, a decree of the senate: honorifica in eos (Aeduos), Cs.: consulta patrum, H.: ne senatūs consultum Siculi homines facere possent, of the council.
Origins
A substantivisation of the neuter forms of cōnsultus (“consulted”), the perfect passive participle of cōnsulō (“to consult, reflect, or take counsel”, “to meet, consider, or deliberate”).