LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

linteātus

linteātus (feminine linteāta, neuter linteātum)
Classical[lɪn.teˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[lin.teˈaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveclothed in linen
    legio linteata"a legion of Samnites, containing picked men" (L&S)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelinteātuslinteātalinteātum
genitivelinteātīlinteātaelinteātī
dativelinteātōlinteātaelinteātō
accusativelinteātumlinteātamlinteātum
ablativelinteātōlinteātālinteātō
vocativelinteātelinteātalinteātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelinteātīlinteātaelinteāta
genitivelinteātōrumlinteātārumlinteātōrum
dativelinteātīslinteātīslinteātīs
accusativelinteātōslinteātāslinteāta
ablativelinteātīslinteātīslinteātīs
vocativelinteātīlinteātaelinteāta

lintĕātus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. clothed in linen: senex, Sen. de Vit. Beat. 26, 8; cf.: legio, a legion of Samnites, containing picked men, Liv. 10, 38, 12 (v. the context): cohortes, id. 10, 41, 10: pallio deae Isidis linteata, Tert. Test. Anim. 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin linteātus From linteum (“linen”) + -ātus (“-ed”).

Quick answers

What does linteātus mean in Latin?
linteātus, a adjective, means “clothed in linen”.
How do you pronounce linteātus?
In classical Latin, [lɪn.teˈaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lin.teˈaː.tus].