LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

falcātus

falcātus (feminine falcāta, neuter falcātum)
Classical[faɫˈkaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[falˈkaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecurved, hooked, sickle-shaped
  2. adjectivearmed with scythes etc.

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefalcātusfalcātafalcātum
genitivefalcātīfalcātaefalcātī
dativefalcātōfalcātaefalcātō
accusativefalcātumfalcātamfalcātum
ablativefalcātōfalcātāfalcātō
vocativefalcātefalcātafalcātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefalcātīfalcātaefalcāta
genitivefalcātōrumfalcātārumfalcātōrum
dativefalcātīsfalcātīsfalcātīs
accusativefalcātōsfalcātāsfalcāta
ablativefalcātīsfalcātīsfalcātīs
vocativefalcātīfalcātaefalcāta

falcātus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. armed with scythes.
I. Lit.: currus, quadrigae, etc., Liv. 37, 41, 5; Curt. 4, 9, 4; Auct. B. Alex. 75; Val. Fl. 6, 105; 387.—
II. Transf., sickle-shaped, hooked, curved, falcated: en sis, a falchion, Ov. M. 1, 717; 4, 727: cauda, id. ib. 3, 681; Plin. 10, 21, 24, § 47: sinus arcus, Ov. M. 11, 229.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin falcātus From falx + -ātus.

Descendants
  • Catalanfalcat
  • Italianfalcato
  • Englishfalcate
  • Spanishfalcata
  • Englishfalcatafrom Spanish falcata
  • Frenchfalcatafrom Spanish falcata
  • Portuguesefalcatafrom Spanish falcata
  • Dutchfalcatafrom Spanish falcata

In English words that came into English from falcātus

  • falcatefalcātus
  • falcatedfalcātus
  • falcatafalcātus

Quick answers

What does falcātus mean in Latin?
falcātus, a adjective, means “curved, hooked, sickle-shaped; armed with scythes etc.”.
How do you pronounce falcātus?
In classical Latin, [faɫˈkaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [falˈkaː.tus].
Which English words come from falcātus?
English words that go back to Latin falcātus include falcate, falcated and falcata.