LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

episcopātus

episcopātus m (genitive episcopātūs)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinbishopric, episcopate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeepiscopātusepiscopātūs
genitiveepiscopātūsepiscopātuum
dativeepiscopātuīepiscopātibus
accusativeepiscopātumepiscopātūs
ablativeepiscopātūepiscopātibus
vocativeepiscopātusepiscopātūs

ĕpīscŏpātus, ūs, m. id.,
I. the office and dignity of a bishop, episcopate, Tert. Bapt. 17; Amm. 27, 3, 12; Vulg. Psa. 108, 7 al.

Origins

Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos)bor. Latin episcopus Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin episcopātus From episcopus + -ātus.

Descendants
  • Catalanbisbat
  • Frenchévêché
  • Italianvescovado
  • Occitanavescat
  • Portuguesebispado
  • Sardinianobsipau
  • Spanishobispado
  • Frenchépiscopat
  • Italianepiscopato
  • Portugueseepiscopado

In English words that came into English from episcopātus

  • episcopateepiscopātus

Quick answers

What does episcopātus mean in Latin?
episcopātus, a noun, means “bishopric, episcopate”.
What is the genitive of episcopātus?
The genitive singular is episcopātūs. episcopātus is masculine, fourth declension.