LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pīlātus1

pīlātus (feminine pīlāta, neuter pīlātum)
Classical[piːˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[piˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivearmed with javelins

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepīlātuspīlātapīlātum
genitivepīlātīpīlātaepīlātī
dativepīlātōpīlātaepīlātō
accusativepīlātumpīlātampīlātum
ablativepīlātōpīlātāpīlātō
vocativepīlātepīlātapīlātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepīlātīpīlātaepīlāta
genitivepīlātōrumpīlātārumpīlātōrum
dativepīlātīspīlātīspīlātīs
accusativepīlātōspīlātāspīlāta
ablativepīlātīspīlātīspīlātīs
vocativepīlātīpīlātaepīlāta

pīlātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. 1. pilo.
pīlātus, a, um, adj. pilum,
I. armed with javelins: agmina, Verg. A. 12, 121: cohors, Mart. 10, 48, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin pīlātus From pīlum (“javelin”) + -ātus.

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Pīlātus2
Pīlātus m sg (genitive Pīlātī)
Classical[piːˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[piˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Pontius Pilatus (died AD 37), fifth prefect of the Roman province of Judaea (AD 26–36)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePīlātus—
genitivePīlātī—
dativePīlātō—
accusativePīlātum—
ablativePīlātō—
vocativePīlāte—

Pīlātus, i, m.,
I. a Roman surname; esp., Pontius Pilatus, a Roman governor of Judœa, in the time of Jesus, Vulg. Matt. 27, 2 et saep.; Sedul. 5, 116.

Origins

Substantivisation and use as a proper noun of the masculine singular of the adjective pīlātus (“armed with javelins”).

Descendants
  • EnglishPilate
  • GermanPilatus
  • GermanPilatesfrom German Pilatus
  • EnglishPilatesfrom German Pilatus
  • ItalianPilato
  • RomanianPilat
  • SpanishPilato
  • Ancient GreekΠῑλᾶτος
  • IcelandicPílatus
  • SicilianPilatu

Quick answers

What does pīlātus mean in Latin?
pīlātus, a adjective, means “armed with javelins”.
How do you pronounce pīlātus?
In classical Latin, [piːˈɫaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [piˈlaː.tus].