adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
lēmniscātus
lēmniscātus (feminine lēmniscāta, neuter lēmniscātum)
Classical[ɫeːm.nɪsˈkaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[lem.nisˈkaː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivedecorated with hanging ribbons.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēmniscātus | lēmniscāta | lēmniscātum |
| genitive | lēmniscātī | lēmniscātae | lēmniscātī |
| dative | lēmniscātō | lēmniscātae | lēmniscātō |
| accusative | lēmniscātum | lēmniscātam | lēmniscātum |
| ablative | lēmniscātō | lēmniscātā | lēmniscātō |
| vocative | lēmniscāte | lēmniscāta | lēmniscātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēmniscātī | lēmniscātae | lēmniscāta |
| genitive | lēmniscātōrum | lēmniscātārum | lēmniscātōrum |
| dative | lēmniscātīs | lēmniscātīs | lēmniscātīs |
| accusative | lēmniscātōs | lēmniscātās | lēmniscāta |
| ablative | lēmniscātīs | lēmniscātīs | lēmniscātīs |
| vocative | lēmniscātī | lēmniscātae | lēmniscāta |
lemniscātus, a, um, adj. lemniscus,
I. adorned with pendent ribbons:
corona, Serv. Verg. A. 5, 269; 6, 772: palma, lit., a palm-branch ornamented with ribbons, the highest reward of a victor; hence, transf., for highest reward: palma (as the reward for a murder), Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 100; Tert. Anim. 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lēmniscātus adj.
lemniscus, adorned with pendent ribbons : palma, a decorated palm-branch (the prize of a victor): hanc primam esse lemniscatam (palmam), first grand triumph .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin lēmniscātus From lēmniscus + -ātus.
Descendants
- GermanLemniskate
- Englishlemniscate
- Portugueselemniscata
- Galicianlemniscata
- Kazakhлемниската
- Polishlemniskata
- Russianлемниската
- Serbo-Croatianлемниската
In English words that came into English from lēmniscātus
- lemniscatelēmniscāta