LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

screātus

screātus m (genitive screātūs)
Classical[skreˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[skreˈaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. a hawking, the/a clearing of one's throat
    ego te autem novi quăm ĕsse soleas inpotens; inversa verba, eversas cervices tuas,2001 translation by John Barsby and I know how headstrong you can be. None of your double meanings, side glances, sighs, throat clearing, coughs, laughs.163 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Heauton Timorumenos 271–273
    Quanto melius quod quidam in convivio patris adolescens iubetur ne meretricios amores indiciis insolentibus prodat? Et tu in mysterio, Dei virgo, gemitus, screatus, tussis, risus abstine. Quod ille in convivio potest, tu in mysterio non potes? Voce virginitas prima signeturHow much better is it that an adolescent youth, in the banquet of his father, is bidden to not reveal his meretricious loves with insolent gestures? And you, holy virgin, at the Mystery, abstain from groans, throat-clearing, coughs, and laughs. What he is able to do at the banquet, are you not able to do at the Mystery? Let virginity be signaled first by voiceAmbrosius, De Virginitate 3.3

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescreātusscreātūs
genitivescreātūsscreātuum
dativescreātuīscreātibus
accusativescreātumscreātūs
ablativescreātūscreātibus
vocativescreātusscreātūs

scrĕātus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a hawking, hemming, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 132.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin screātus From screō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does screātus mean in Latin?
screātus, a noun, means “a hawking, the/a clearing of one's throat”.
What is the genitive of screātus?
The genitive singular is screātūs. screātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce screātus?
In classical Latin, [skreˈaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skreˈaː.tus].