noun · masculinefourth declension
screātus
screātus m (genitive screātūs)
Classical[skreˈaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[skreˈaː.tus]
Meaning
- 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 271–273Quanto 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 signetur
How 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | screātus | screātūs |
| genitive | screātūs | screātuum |
| dative | screātuī | screātibus |
| accusative | screātum | screātūs |
| ablative | screātū | screātibus |
| vocative | screātus | screātūs |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(screātus ūs), m
screo, to hawk, a hawking, hemming : screatūs, risūs abstino, T.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin screātus From screō + -tus (forming action nouns).