LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectiveindeclinable portion with a first/second-declension adjective

mente captus

mente captus (feminine mente capta, neuter mente captum)

Meaning

  1. insane, mad
    Varro, De Re Rustica, I. 2. Qui salubrem locum negligit, mente est captus atque ad agnatos et gentiles deducendus. He who overlooks a healthy spot for the site of his house is mad and ought to be handed over to the care of his relations and friends.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemente captusmente captamente captum
genitivemente captīmente captaemente captī
dativemente captōmente captaemente captō
accusativemente captummente captammente captum
ablativemente captōmente captāmente captō
vocativemente captemente captamente captum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemente captīmente captaemente capta
genitivemente captōrummente captārummente captōrum
dativemente captīsmente captīsmente captīs
accusativemente captōsmente captāsmente capta
ablativemente captīsmente captīsmente captīs
vocativemente captīmente captaemente capta

Origins

Literally "seized by the mind", from mente, ablative of mēns (“mind”) and captus (“seized, taken”).

Descendants
  • Italianmentecatto
  • Portuguesementecapto
  • Spanishmentecato
  • Interlinguamentecapte

Quick answers

What does mente captus mean in Latin?
mente captus, a adjective, means “insane, mad”.