LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

pontificātus

pontificātus m (genitive pontificātūs)
Classical[pɔn.tɪ.fɪˈkaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pon.ti.fiˈkaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. pontificate (office of a pontiff/pontifex)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepontificātuspontificātūs
genitivepontificātūspontificātuum
dativepontificātuīpontificātibus
accusativepontificātumpontificātūs
ablativepontificātūpontificātibus
vocativepontificātuspontificātūs

pontĭfĭcātus, ūs, m. pontifex,
I. the office or dignity of a pontifex, the pontificate, Cic. Har. Resp. 9, 18; Vell. 2, 59, 3; Tac. H. 1, 77; Suet. Calig. 12: pontificatus maximus. the office of a Pontifex Maximus, id. Caes. 13; 46; id. Aug. 31; id. Vitell. 11; id. Tit. 9.

Origins

From pontifex m + -ātus.

Descendants
  • Catalanpontificat
  • Englishpontificate
  • Frenchpontificat
  • GermanPontifikat
  • Italianpontificato
  • Portuguesepontificado
  • Romanianpontificat
  • Spanishpontificado
  • Galicianpontificado
  • Polishpontyfikat

In English words that came into English from pontificātus

  • pontificatepontificātus

Quick answers

What does pontificātus mean in Latin?
pontificātus, a noun, means “pontificate (office of a pontiff/pontifex)”.
What is the genitive of pontificātus?
The genitive singular is pontificātūs. pontificātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce pontificātus?
In classical Latin, [pɔn.tɪ.fɪˈkaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pon.ti.fiˈkaː.tus].