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noun · masculinefourth declension

dēspicātus

dēspicātus m (genitive dēspicātūs)
Classical[deːs.pɪˈkaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[des.piˈkaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. rarescorn, contempt
    c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Menaechmi 4.3.19
    59 BCE, Cicero, Pro Flacco 65

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēspicātusdēspicātūs
genitivedēspicātūsdēspicātuum
dativedēspicātuīdēspicātibus
accusativedēspicātumdēspicātūs
ablativedēspicātūdēspicātibus
vocativedēspicātusdēspicātūs

dēspĭcātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from despicor.
dēspĭcātus, ūs, m. despicor,
I. contempt (very rare, only in dat.): aliquem habere despicatui, to despise, * Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 19: si quis despicatui ducitur, is despised, * Cic. Fl. 27, 65.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēspicātus From dēspicor (“to despise, disdain”) + -tus (action noun suffix).

Quick answers

What does dēspicātus mean in Latin?
dēspicātus, a noun, means “scorn, contempt”.
What is the genitive of dēspicātus?
The genitive singular is dēspicātūs. dēspicātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce dēspicātus?
In classical Latin, [deːs.pɪˈkaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [des.piˈkaː.tus].