LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

foliātus1

foliātus (feminine foliāta, neuter foliātum)
Classical[fɔ.liˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[fo.liˈaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveleaved, leafy, having leaves

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefoliātusfoliātafoliātum
genitivefoliātīfoliātaefoliātī
dativefoliātōfoliātaefoliātō
accusativefoliātumfoliātamfoliātum
ablativefoliātōfoliātāfoliātō
vocativefoliātefoliātafoliātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefoliātīfoliātaefoliāta
genitivefoliātōrumfoliātārumfoliātōrum
dativefoliātīsfoliātīsfoliātīs
accusativefoliātōsfoliātāsfoliāta
ablativefoliātīsfoliātīsfoliātīs
vocativefoliātīfoliātaefoliāta

fŏlĭātus, a, um, adj. folium,
I. leaved, leafy.
I. Adj.: caulis, Plin. 21, 16, 59, § 99; 21, 15, 54, § 91; Pall. Mart. 10 fin.: arbores, App. M. 4, p. 143.—
II. Subst.: fŏlĭātum, i, n. (sc. unguentum), an ointment or oil made of the leaves of spikenard (hence also called nardinum), nard-oil, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 15; Juv. 6, 465; Mart. 11, 27, 9; 14, 110, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin foliātus From folium (“leaf”) + -ātus (“-ed”).

Descendants
  • Englishfoliate
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
foliātus2
foliātus (feminine foliāta, neuter foliātum)
Classical[fɔ.liˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[fo.liˈaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew Latinadjective(pharmacy, of a metal, such as gold) beaten into leaf

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
genitivefoliātīfoliātaefoliātī
dativefoliātōfoliātaefoliātō
accusative—foliātam—
ablativefoliātō—foliātō
vocativefoliāte——
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefoliātīfoliātae—
genitivefoliātōrumfoliātārumfoliātōrum
dativefoliātīsfoliātīsfoliātīs
accusativefoliātōsfoliātās—
ablativefoliātīsfoliātīsfoliātīs
vocativefoliātīfoliātae—

Origins

Perfect passive participle of foliō (“to beat into leaf”), used adjectivally.

Quick answers

What does foliātus mean in Latin?
foliātus, a adjective, means “leaved, leafy, having leaves”.
How do you pronounce foliātus?
In classical Latin, [fɔ.liˈaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fo.liˈaː.tus].