LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dentātus1

dentātus (feminine dentāta, neuter dentātum)
Classical[dɛnˈtaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[denˈtaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetoothed, having teeth

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedentātusdentātadentātum
genitivedentātīdentātaedentātī
dativedentātōdentātaedentātō
accusativedentātumdentātamdentātum
ablativedentātōdentātādentātō
vocativedentātedentātadentātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedentātīdentātaedentāta
genitivedentātōrumdentātārumdentātōrum
dativedentātīsdentātīsdentātīs
accusativedentātōsdentātāsdentāta
ablativedentātīsdentātīsdentātīs
vocativedentātīdentātaedentāta

dentātus, a, um, adj. dens.
I. Toothed, having teeth.
A. Lit.: quosdam et cum dentibus nasci, sicut M. Curium, qui ob id Dentatus cognominatus est, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 68: male dentata (puella), Ov. R. Am. 339; Mart. 1, 73.—
2. Pregn.: bestiae, the wild beasts used in the public combats, Amm. 31, 10, 19; 19, 6, 4; Inscr. Orell. 2533; and: facete, vir (i. e. mordax), Plaut. Ps. 4, 4, 3.—
B. Meton. (acc. to dens, no. I. B.), toothed, dentated, spiked, pointed: rastri, Varr. L. L. 5, § 136 Müll.; cf. crates, Plin. 18, 18, 48, § 173: serra, id. 36, 22, 48, § 167; Lucr. 2, 432.—*
II. Charta, polished with a tooth, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 6; cf. Plin. 13, 12, 25, § 81.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Italic*dents
  4. Latindentātus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin dentātus From dēns (“tooth”) + -ātus.

Descendants
  • Catalandentat
  • Englishdentate
  • Frenchdenté
  • Italiandentato
  • Portuguesedentado
  • Spanishdentado

In English words that came into English from dentātus

  • dentatedentātus
  • subdentatesubdentātus
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Dentātus2
Dentātus m sg (genitive Dentātī)
Classical[dɛnˈtaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[denˈtaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman consul and hero

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDentātus—
genitiveDentātī—
dativeDentātō—
accusativeDentātum—
ablativeDentātō—
vocativeDentāte—

Origins

From dentātus (“toothed”).

Descendants
  • Ancient GreekΔεντάτος

Quick answers

What does dentātus mean in Latin?
dentātus, a adjective, means “toothed, having teeth”.
How do you pronounce dentātus?
In classical Latin, [dɛnˈtaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [denˈtaː.tus].
Where does dentātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts → Proto-Italic *dents → Latin dentātus.