LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounthird declension

sacer vātēs

sacer vātēs m or f (genitive sacrī vātis)
Classical[ˈsa.kɛr ˈwaː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.t͡ʃer ˈvaː.tes]

Meaning

  1. a sacred poet or soothsayer.
    16 B.C.E. — Ovid, Amores, Book III, section 9. Tene, sacer vates, flammae rapuere rogales pectoribus pasci nec timuere tuis?

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesacer vātēssacrī vātēs
genitivesacrī vātissacrōrum vātium
dativesacrō vātīsacrīs vātibus
accusativesacrum vātemsacrōs vātēs
sacrōs vātīs
ablativesacrō vātesacrīs vātibus
vocativesacer vātēssacrī vātēs

Origins

From sacer (“holy, sacred”) + vātēs (“soothsayer, bard, poet”).

Descendants
  • Englishsacer vates

Quick answers

What does sacer vātēs mean in Latin?
sacer vātēs, a noun, means “a sacred poet or soothsayer.”.
What is the genitive of sacer vātēs?
The genitive singular is sacrī vātis. sacer vātēs is third declension.
How do you pronounce sacer vātēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.kɛr ˈwaː.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.t͡ʃer ˈvaː.tes].