adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cōnsultus
cōnsultus (feminine cōnsulta, neuter cōnsultum)
Classical[kõːˈsʊɫ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[konˈsul.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveknowing, skilful, experienced, practised, esp. in law; skilled or learned in the law (+ Genitive case)
consultissimus vir [...] omnis divini atque humani iuris
Translation by B. O. Foster He was deeply versed, in all law, divine and human27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.18
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōnsultus | cōnsulta | cōnsultum |
| genitive | cōnsultī | cōnsultae | cōnsultī |
| dative | cōnsultō | cōnsultae | cōnsultō |
| accusative | cōnsultum | cōnsultam | cōnsultum |
| ablative | cōnsultō | cōnsultā | cōnsultō |
| vocative | cōnsulte | cōnsulta | cōnsultum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōnsultī | cōnsultae | cōnsulta |
| genitive | cōnsultōrum | cōnsultārum | cōnsultōrum |
| dative | cōnsultīs | cōnsultīs | cōnsultīs |
| accusative | cōnsultōs | cōnsultās | cōnsulta |
| ablative | cōnsultīs | cōnsultīs | cōnsultīs |
| vocative | cōnsultī | cōnsultae | cōnsulta |
consultus, a, um, v. consulo, P. a., 1.
consultus, ūs, m., for consultum, only in Isid. Orig. 9, 4, 9: senatusconsultus a consulendo est dictus.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnsultus adj. with sup.
P. of consulo, well considered, weighed, deliberated upon, maturely pondered: ipsi omnia: consulta ad nos deferunt.— Knowing, skilful, experienced, practised, learned (esp. in law): non magis iuris quam iustitiae fuit: consultissimus vir iuris, L.: insanientis sapientiae, H.: naturā, non disciplinā.—As subst m., a lawyer, counsellor: ex isto genere consultorum: eris tu, consultus modo, rusticus, H.—Esp., with iuris or iure: iuris consultorum auctoritas: qui tibi uni est iure consultus.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of cōnsulō (“to consult, reflect, or take counsel”, “to meet, consider, or deliberate”).