LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

forcipātus

forcipātus (feminine forcipāta, neuter forcipātum)
Classical[fɔr.kɪˈpaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[for.t͡ʃiˈpaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveshaped like pincers or tongs

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeforcipātusforcipātaforcipātum
genitiveforcipātīforcipātaeforcipātī
dativeforcipātōforcipātaeforcipātō
accusativeforcipātumforcipātamforcipātum
ablativeforcipātōforcipātāforcipātō
vocativeforcipāteforcipātaforcipātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeforcipātīforcipātaeforcipāta
genitiveforcipātōrumforcipātārumforcipātōrum
dativeforcipātīsforcipātīsforcipātīs
accusativeforcipātōsforcipātāsforcipāta
ablativeforcipātīsforcipātīsforcipātīs
vocativeforcipātīforcipātaeforcipāta

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does forcipātus mean in Latin?
forcipātus, a adjective, means “shaped like pincers or tongs”.
How do you pronounce forcipātus?
In classical Latin, [fɔr.kɪˈpaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [for.t͡ʃiˈpaː.tus].