LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

explicātus

explicātus m (genitive explicātūs)
Classical[ɛk.splɪˈkaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ek.spliˈkaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. the act of unfolding, unfurling or stretching apart
  2. an explication, explication, exposition

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexplicātusexplicātūs
genitiveexplicātūsexplicātuum
dativeexplicātuīexplicātibus
accusativeexplicātumexplicātūs
ablativeexplicātūexplicātibus
vocativeexplicātusexplicātūs

explĭcātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from explico.
explĭcātus, ūs, m. explico,
I. an unfolding, stretching apart. *
I. Lit.: alterno crurum explicatu, Plin. 8, 42, 67, § 166.— *
II. Trop., of speech, an explication, exposition: (natura deorum) quam difficiles explicatus haberet, Cic. N. D. 3, 39, 93.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinexplicātus

Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Latin plicō Latin explicō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin explicātus From explicō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does explicātus mean in Latin?
explicātus, a noun, means “the act of unfolding, unfurling or stretching apart; an explication, explication, exposition”.
What is the genitive of explicātus?
The genitive singular is explicātūs. explicātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce explicātus?
In classical Latin, [ɛk.splɪˈkaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ek.spliˈkaː.tus].
Where does explicātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin explicātus.