adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mōrātus
mōrātus (feminine mōrāta, neuter mōrātum)
Classical[moːˈraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[moˈraː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivemannered; of morals
bene mōrāta mulier
a well-mannered woman - adjectiveadapted to the manners or character of a person, or to the subject, characteristic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōrātus | mōrāta | mōrātum |
| genitive | mōrātī | mōrātae | mōrātī |
| dative | mōrātō | mōrātae | mōrātō |
| accusative | mōrātum | mōrātam | mōrātum |
| ablative | mōrātō | mōrātā | mōrātō |
| vocative | mōrāte | mōrāta | mōrātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōrātī | mōrātae | mōrāta |
| genitive | mōrātōrum | mōrātārum | mōrātōrum |
| dative | mōrātīs | mōrātīs | mōrātīs |
| accusative | mōrātōs | mōrātās | mōrāta |
| ablative | mōrātīs | mōrātīs | mōrātīs |
| vocative | mōrātī | mōrātae | mōrāta |
mŏrātus, a, um, Part., from moror.
mōrātus, a, um, adj. mos.
I. Mannered, of morals, good or bad; constituted, conditioned, circumstanced (class.):
nequiquam mulier exornata est bene, si morata est male, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 132: condigne pater est ejus moratus moribus, id. Capt. 1, 1, 39: morata recte (puella), id. Aul. 2, 2, 62: viri bene morati, Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 184: genus hominum optime moratum, id. Agr. 2, 31, 84: melius, id. Fin. 1, 19, 63: ita haec morata est janua, is of such a nature, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 10: male moratus venter, insatiable, Ov. M. 15, 95: bene morata disciplina, Col. 1, 8: aut multitudinem melius moratam censeam fieri posse, Liv. 26, 22, 14: in tam bene morata civitate, id. 45, 23, 10: bene moratae urbes, Quint. 8, 6, 24.— II. Esp. of style, etc., adapted to the manners or character of a person, or to the subject, characteristic:
poëma, Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66: recte morata Fabula, in which the characters are accurately drawn, Hor. A. P. 319; cf.: in oratione morata debent esse omnia cum dignitate, Quint. 4, 2, 64.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
morātus adj.
P. of moror, belated, delayed, lingering.—Plur . as subst: ad sexcentos moratorum cepit, L.: duo milia moratorum, loiterers , L.
mōrātus adj.
mos, mannered, of morals , constituted, conditioned, circumstanced : (mulier) quibus morata moribus! T.: genus hominum optime: in tam bene moratā civitate, L.: male venter, insatiable , O.—Of style, expressive of character : poëma: recte morata Fabula, with accurate characterization , H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-der. Proto-Italic *mōs Latin mōs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin mōrātus From mōs + -ātus.