LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Lutātius

Lutātius m sg (genitive Lutātiī or Lutātī)
Classical[ɫʊˈtaː.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[luˈtat.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Gaius Lutatius Catulus, a Roman commander

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLutātius—
genitiveLutātiī
Lutātī		—
dativeLutātiō—
accusativeLutātium—
ablativeLutātiō—
vocativeLutātī—

Lŭtātĭus (Luctātĭus), a,
I. the name of a Roman gens. So, Q. Lutatius Catulus, consul A. U. C. 652, Cic. Mur. 17, 36; id. Cael. 29, 70; a younger man of the same name, consul A. U. C. 676, id. Cat. 3, 10, 24; id. Balb. 15, 34.—Hence,
II. Lŭtātĭānus (Luct-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Lutatius, Lutatian: praedia, Dig. 33, 1, 12.

Origins

According to the philologist George Davis Chase, the name may derive from *lutatus (“muddied”), itself perhaps derived from lutum (“soil, mud”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLutatiusLutatius. Some writers consider him to be the same as the C. Lutatius Catulus who perished in the proscription of Marius [CATULUS, No. 3]; but he was …

Quick answers

What does Lutātius mean in Latin?
Lutātius, a proper noun, means “a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Lutātius?
The genitive singular is Lutātiī. Lutātius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Lutātius?
In classical Latin, [ɫʊˈtaː.ti.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈtat.t͡si.us].