LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

fātus1

fātus m (genitive fātūs)
Classical[ˈfaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. word, saying
  2. oracle, prophecy
  3. fate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefātusfātūs
genitivefātūsfātuum
dativefātuīfātibus
accusativefātumfātūs
ablativefātūfātibus
vocativefātusfātūs

fātus, ūs, m. for.
I. A word, saying, Mart. Cap. 7, § 802.—
B. Esp., an oracle, a prophecy: Deliaco fatu, Mart. Cap. 1, § 24: ficta fatu, Sid. Ep. 9, 13.—Plur.: Apollinis fatus, Mart. Cap. 1, § 23.—
II. Fate: incerto fatu fortunae aliorsum prorupit eventus, Amm. 23, 5, 8; Petr. 42, 77 al.; v. fatum, II. A.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s Proto-Italic *fātos Latin fatus Perfect active participle of for (“speak, say”). From Proto-Italic *fātos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s.

verbfirst/second-declension participle
fātus2
fātus (feminine fāta, neuter fātum)
Classical[ˈfaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. participlespoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc.
    [...] Sīc fāta gradūs ēvāserat altōs [...].As she had spoken these words [Anna] had been climbing the high steps [up to Dido’s pyre…]. (T.E. Page [1967], pg. 393, notes that “‘fata’ is really a present” tense in this context, i.e.: While saying these words….)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.685

fātus, a, um, Part., from for.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s Proto-Italic *fātos Latin fatus Perfect active participle of for (“speak, say”). From Proto-Italic *fātos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s.

Quick answers

What does fātus mean in Latin?
fātus, a noun, means “word, saying; oracle, prophecy; fate”.
What is the genitive of fātus?
The genitive singular is fātūs. fātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce fātus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.tus].