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proper noun · neuterthird declension

Reāte

Reāte n sg (genitive Reātis)
Classical[reˈaː.tɛ]Ecclesiastical[reˈaː.te]

Meaning

  1. an ancient city of the Sabines situated near the course of the Velinus river, now the town of Rieti

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeReāte—
genitiveReātis—
dativeReātī—
accusativeReāte—
ablativeReāte—
vocativeReāte—
locativeReātī
Reāte		—

Rĕāte, is, n. (of the same form in the nom., acc., and abl.),
I. a very ancient town of the Sabines, now Rieti, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 109; Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 6; Liv. 25, 7; 26, 11; 23; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 109; Sil. 8, 417.—Hence,
II. Rĕātīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Reate, Reatine: ager, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 107: praefectura, Cic. Cat. 3, 2, 5; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Val. Max. 1, 8, 1: villa, id. 6, 8, 6: asini (which were highly valued), Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 14: montes, id. ib. 2, 2, 9.—In plur. subst.: Rĕātīnĭ, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Reate, Cic. Scaur. 12, 27; id. Att. 4, 15, 5; 9, 8, 1; Liv. 28, 45 al. — Sing.: Quod ego sum Reatinus, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 3.

Origins

Possibly ultimately via Proto-Italic *reiā-te- from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to flow”).

Descendants
  • ItalianRieti

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyReateReate (Ῥεάτε, Strab.; Ῥεάτος, Dionys.: Et. Ῥεατῖνος, Reatinus: Rieti), an ancient city of the Sabines, and one of the most considerable that belonged …

Quick answers

What does Reāte mean in Latin?
Reāte, a proper noun, means “an ancient city of the Sabines situated near the course of the Velinus river, now the town of Rieti”.
What is the genitive of Reāte?
The genitive singular is Reātis. Reāte is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce Reāte?
In classical Latin, [reˈaː.tɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈaː.te].