LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

lēgātum

lēgātum n (genitive lēgātī)
Classical[ɫeːˈɡaː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[leˈɡaː.tum]

Meaning

  1. A bequest, legacy

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

dōnum testāmentō datum
lēgātum -ī (n) — in Epistulae, ch. 13

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelēgātumlēgāta
genitivelēgātīlēgātōrum
dativelēgātōlēgātīs
accusativelēgātumlēgāta
ablativelēgātōlēgātīs
vocativelēgātumlēgāta

lēgātum, i, n., v. 1. lego
I. fin. 2.

Origins

From lēgātus, the perfect passive participle of lēgō (“send, despatch”).

Descendants
  • Englishlegacy
  • Portugueselegado

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesLegatumLegatum is defined by Florentinus in Dig 30, 116, as delibatio hereditatis qua testator ex eo quod universum heredis foret alicui quid collatum velit:…

Quick answers

What does lēgātum mean in Latin?
lēgātum, a noun, means “A bequest, legacy”.
What is the genitive of lēgātum?
The genitive singular is lēgātī. lēgātum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce lēgātum?
In classical Latin, [ɫeːˈɡaː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈɡaː.tum].