LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

gelātus

gelātus m (genitive gelātūs)
Classical[ɡɛˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒeˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. frost

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegelātusgelātūs
genitivegelātūsgelātuum
dativegelātuīgelātibus
accusativegelātumgelātūs
ablativegelātūgelātibus
vocativegelātusgelātūs

gĕlātus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a frost, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gel-
  2. Latingelātus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin gelō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin gelātus From gelō (“to freeze, congeal”) + -tus.

In English words that came into English from gelātus

  • gelgelātus
  • gelatogelātus
  • gelationgelātiō
  • gelatigelātus

Quick answers

What does gelātus mean in Latin?
gelātus, a noun, means “frost”.
What is the genitive of gelātus?
The genitive singular is gelātūs. gelātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce gelātus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛˈɫaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒeˈlaː.tus].
Where does gelātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gel- → Latin gelātus.
Which English words come from gelātus?
English words that go back to Latin gelātus include gel, gelato, gelati and gelation.