LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ōvātus1

ōvātus (feminine ōvāta, neuter ōvātum)
Classical[oːˈwaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈvaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveovate, egg-shaped

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeōvātusōvātaōvātum
genitiveōvātīōvātaeōvātī
dativeōvātōōvātaeōvātō
accusativeōvātumōvātamōvātum
ablativeōvātōōvātāōvātō
vocativeōvāteōvātaōvātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeōvātīōvātaeōvāta
genitiveōvātōrumōvātārumōvātōrum
dativeōvātīsōvātīsōvātīs
accusativeōvātōsōvātāsōvāta
ablativeōvātīsōvātīsōvātīs
vocativeōvātīōvātaeōvāta

ōvātus, a, um, adj. ovum.
I. Eggshaped, ovate (post-Aug.): aliis ovata species, Plin. 15, 21, 23, § 85; App. M. 10, p. 254 med.—
II. Having ovate spots: lapis Numidicus, Plin. 35, 1, 1, § 3.

Origins

From ōvum (“egg”).

Descendants
  • Englishovate

In English words that came into English from ōvātus

  • ovateōvātus
noun · masculinefourth declension
ovātus2
ovātus m (genitive ovātūs)
Classical[ɔˈwaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[oˈvaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. a shouting, rejoicing

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeovātusovātūs
genitiveovātūsovātuum
dativeovātuīovātibus
accusativeovātumovātūs
ablativeovātūovātibus
vocativeovātusovātūs

ŏvātus, a, um, Part., from ovo.
ŏvātus, ūs, m. ovo,
I. a shouting, rejoicing (poet.), Val. Fl. 6, 187.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ovātus From ovō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does ōvātus mean in Latin?
ōvātus, a adjective, means “ovate, egg-shaped”.
How do you pronounce ōvātus?
In classical Latin, [oːˈwaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈvaː.tus].