LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

tessellātus

tessellātus (feminine tessellāta, neuter tessellātum)
Classical[tɛs.sɛlˈlaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[tes.selˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetesselated
  2. adjectiverelationalmosaic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetessellātustessellātatessellātum
genitivetessellātītessellātaetessellātī
dativetessellātōtessellātaetessellātō
accusativetessellātumtessellātamtessellātum
ablativetessellātōtessellātātessellātō
vocativetessellātetessellātatessellātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetessellātītessellātaetessellāta
genitivetessellātōrumtessellātārumtessellātōrum
dativetessellātīstessellātīstessellātīs
accusativetessellātōstessellātāstessellāta
ablativetessellātīstessellātīstessellātīs
vocativetessellātītessellātaetessellāta

tessellātus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of small square stones, checkered, tesselated: pavimenta, Suet. Caes. 46.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin tessellātus From tessella + -ātus.

In English words that came into English from tessellātus

  • tessellatetessellātus

Quick answers

What does tessellātus mean in Latin?
tessellātus, a adjective, means “tesselated; mosaic”.
How do you pronounce tessellātus?
In classical Latin, [tɛs.sɛlˈlaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tes.selˈlaː.tus].