LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

postulātus

postulātus m (genitive postulātūs)
Classical[pɔs.tʊˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pos.tuˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. claim, demand, suit
  2. request

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepostulātuspostulātūs
genitivepostulātūspostulātuum
dativepostulātuīpostulātibus
accusativepostulātumpostulātūs
ablativepostulātūpostulātibus
vocativepostulātuspostulātūs

postŭlātus, ūs, m. postulo,
I. a claim or demand in a court of justice, a suit: ventum in jus est: postulatu audito, etc., Liv. 4, 9, 6.

Origins

From postulō + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from postulātus

  • postulatepostulātum

Quick answers

What does postulātus mean in Latin?
postulātus, a noun, means “claim, demand, suit; request”.
What is the genitive of postulātus?
The genitive singular is postulātūs. postulātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce postulātus?
In classical Latin, [pɔs.tʊˈɫaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pos.tuˈlaː.tus].