LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

piscātus

piscātus m (genitive piscātūs)

Meaning

  1. a fishing, the catching of a fish
  2. uncountablefish, the catch of the day
  3. figuratively(of a mistress) a catch, find

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepiscātuspiscātūs
genitivepiscātūspiscātuum
dativepiscātuīpiscātibus
accusativepiscātumpiscātūs
ablativepiscātūpiscātibus
vocativepiscātuspiscātūs

piscātus, ūs (
I. gen. piscati, Pompon. et Turp. ap. Non. 488, 16 sq.), m. id..
I. Lit., a fishing, catching of fish: hamatilis et saxatilis, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 10; 4, 2, 6 sq.: esse et in piscatu voluptatem maxime testudinum, Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 91.—In plur.: quos venatus, aucupia, piscatusque alebant, Plin. 8, 16, 17, § 44.—
II. Fig., a catch (of a mistress): piscatus hic tibi evenit bonus, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 70.—Transf., concr., fishes, fish: parare piscatum, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 63; 3, 2, 41: privare piscatu, Vitr. 8, 3, 28: inopia tum erat piscati, Turp. ap. Non. 1. 1.: omne piscati genus, Pompon. ap. Non. 1. 1.; Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 23.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  2. Proto-Italic*piskis
  3. Latinpiscātus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin piscor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin piscātus From piscor + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Italianpescato
  • Spanishpescado
  • Bretonpeskedfrom Proto-Brythonic *pɨskọd
  • Cornishpuskesfrom Proto-Brythonic *pɨskọd
  • Cornishpùscasfrom Proto-Brythonic *pɨskọd
  • Welshpysgodfrom Proto-Brythonic *pɨskọd

Quick answers

What does piscātus mean in Latin?
piscātus, a noun, means “a fishing, the catching of a fish; fish, the catch of the day; (of a mistress) a catch, find”.
What is the genitive of piscātus?
The genitive singular is piscātūs. piscātus is masculine, fourth declension.
Where does piscātus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *péysks → Proto-Italic *piskis → Latin piscātus.