LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

praelātus

praelātus m (genitive praelātī)
Classical[prae̯ˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[preˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latina prelate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepraelātuspraelātī
genitivepraelātīpraelātōrum
dativepraelātōpraelātīs
accusativepraelātumpraelātōs
ablativepraelātōpraelātīs
vocativepraelātepraelātī

praelātus, a, um, Part., from praefero.

Origins

Masculine nominalization of praelātus.

Descendants
  • Catalanprelat
  • Englishprelatefrom Old French prelat
  • Frenchprélatfrom Old French prelat
  • Portuguesepreladofrom Old Galician-Portuguese prelado
  • Italianprelato
  • Romanianprelat
  • Spanishprelado
  • Galicianpreladofrom Old Galician-Portuguese prelado
  • Russianпрелат

Quick answers

What does praelātus mean in Latin?
praelātus, a noun, means “a prelate”.
What is the genitive of praelātus?
The genitive singular is praelātī. praelātus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce praelātus?
In classical Latin, [prae̯ˈɫaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [preˈlaː.tus].