LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

pugilātus

pugilātus m (genitive pugilātūs)
Classical[pʊ.ɡɪˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pu.d͡ʒiˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. a boxing, fighting with the cestus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepugilātuspugilātūs
genitivepugilātūspugilātuum
pugillātuum
dativepugilātuī
pugillātuī
pugilātibus
pugillātibus
accusativepugilātum
pugillātum
pugilātūs
ablativepugilātū
pugillātū
pugilātibus
pugillātibus
vocativepugilātuspugilātūs

pŭgĭlātus, ūs, m. pugilor,
I. a boxing, fighting with the cestus, pugilism, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 24; id. Capt. 4, 2, 13; Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 82.

Origins

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 -ō Latin pugilor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin pugilātus From pugilor (“to fight with the fist or cestus”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Quick answers

What does pugilātus mean in Latin?
pugilātus, a noun, means “a boxing, fighting with the cestus”.
What is the genitive of pugilātus?
The genitive singular is pugilātūs. pugilātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce pugilātus?
In classical Latin, [pʊ.ɡɪˈɫaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pu.d͡ʒiˈlaː.tus].