LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

gustātus

gustātus m (genitive gustātūs)
Classical[ɡʊsˈtaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ɡusˈtaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. the sense of taste
  2. a taste, flavor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegustātusgustātūs
genitivegustātūsgustātuum
dativegustātuīgustātibus
accusativegustātumgustātūs
ablativegustātūgustātibus
vocativegustātusgustātūs

gustātus, ūs id.; a tasting of food; hence.
I. The taste, as one of the five senses: gustatus, qui sentire eorum, quibus vescimur, genera debet, Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 141; id. de Or. 3, 25, 99: existimaverim omnibus (animalibus) sensum et gustatus esse, Plin. 10, 71, 91, § 196.—
II. The taste, flavor of any thing.
A. Lit.: varietas pomorum eorumque jucundus non gustatus solum, sed odoratus etiam et aspectus, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158: (uva) primo est peracerba gustatu, id. de Sen. 15, 53.—
B. Trop.: libidinosi verae laudis gustatum non habent, Cic. Phil. 2, 45, 115.

Origins

From gustō + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from gustātus

  • gustatorygustātus

Quick answers

What does gustātus mean in Latin?
gustātus, a noun, means “the sense of taste; a taste, flavor”.
What is the genitive of gustātus?
The genitive singular is gustātūs. gustātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce gustātus?
In classical Latin, [ɡʊsˈtaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡusˈtaː.tus].