adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ratus1
ratus (feminine rata, neuter ratum)
Classical[ˈra.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈraː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectiveestablished, authoritative
- adjectivefixed, certain
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
firmus, validus iūreratus -a -um — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 22
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ratus | rata | ratum |
| genitive | ratī | ratae | ratī |
| dative | ratō | ratae | ratō |
| accusative | ratum | ratam | ratum |
| ablative | ratō | ratā | ratō |
| vocative | rate | rata | ratum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ratī | ratae | rata |
| genitive | ratōrum | ratārum | ratōrum |
| dative | ratīs | ratīs | ratīs |
| accusative | ratōs | ratās | rata |
| ablative | ratīs | ratīs | ratīs |
| vocative | ratī | ratae | rata |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- legem ratam esse iubere
- to declare a law valid.
- lex rata est (opp. irrita)
- a law is valid.
rătus, a, um, Part. and P. a., v. reor
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ratus adj.
P. of reor, reckoned, fixed by calculation ; in the phrase, pro ratā parte, or pro ratā (sc. parte), in proportion, proportionally : militibus agros pollicetur, quaterna in singulos iugera, et pro ratā parte centurionibus, Cs.: perinde ut cuique data sunt pro ratā parte: dare pro ratā aliis, L.— Thought out, defined by calculation, prescribed, determined, fixed : rata et certa spatia definire: (astrorum) cursūs: quod certum fuerit esse futurum rato tempore.— Fixed, settled, established, firm, confirmed, approved, sure, certain, valid : quod modo erat ratum inritumst, T.: decretum: leges: auctoritas harum rerum: cuius tribunatus si ratus est, nihil est, quod inritum possit esse: testamenta (opp. rupta): Dixerat idque ratum Stygii per flumina Annuit, V.: rata sint sua visa precatur, may be fulfilled , O.: vox, made good , O.: (ebrietas) spes iubet esse ratas, i. e. leaps to the fulfilment of , H.: pax, S.: quid augur (habet), cur a dextrā corvus a sinistrā cornix faciat ratum? for making a favorable augury : parens nati rata verba Fecit, i. e. fulfilled , O.: consentiens vox ratum nomen imperiumque regi effecit, confirmed , L.: ut, quodcumque rettulisset, id ratum haberet: ista ipsa rata mihi erunt.
Origins
Perfect active (or passive, with active meaning) participle of reor (“to think, to consider”).
Descendants
- Englishrate
- Englishratify
- Italianrato
- Portugueserazão
- Portugueseratificar