adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
togātus1
togātus (feminine togāta, neuter togātum)
Classical[tɔˈɡaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[toˈɡaː.tus]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- adjectivewearing a toga
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
togā indūtus; cīvis Rōmānus togātus est.togātus -a -um — in Mille Verba, ch. Vestis et Ōrnāmenta
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | togātus | togāta | togātum |
| genitive | togātī | togātae | togātī |
| dative | togātō | togātae | togātō |
| accusative | togātum | togātam | togātum |
| ablative | togātō | togātā | togātō |
| vocative | togāte | togāta | togātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | togātī | togātae | togāta |
| genitive | togātōrum | togātārum | togātōrum |
| dative | togātīs | togātīs | togātīs |
| accusative | togātōs | togātās | togāta |
| ablative | togātīs | togātīs | togātīs |
| vocative | togātī | togātae | togāta |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- togatus, palliatus
- with a toga, cloak on.
- unus e togatorum numero
- an ordinary, average Roman citizen.
tŏgātus, a, um, adj. toga,
I. wearing the toga, clad in the toga, gowned:
fovebit Romanos, rerum dominos, gentemque togatam, Verg. A. 1, 282: ut togatus mandata senatus audiret, Liv. 3, 26, 9.—II. Transf., of a private station: sportula turbae rapienda togatae, by the crowd of clients (cf. toga, II. B. 2.), Juv. 1, 96:
opera, the service of a client, Mart. 3, 46, 1. — Hence, subst. A. tŏgātus, i, m., lit., a Roman citizen, opp. to a foreigner or to a Roman soldier:
judex modo palliatus modo togatus, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 14: cui uni togato supplicationem decreverit (senatus), id. Sull. 30, 85: unus e togatorum numero, id. de Or. 1, 24, 111: magna caterva togatorum, id. Rosc. Am. 46, 135: crudelitas in togatos, to Romans, id. Rab. Post. 10, 27: non pudet lictorum vestrorum majorem prope numerum in foro conspici quam togatorum? Liv. 3, 52, 7: inter togatos, Sen. Const. 9, 2; Sall. J. 21, 2.— In the time of the emperors togati seems to have been the designation of the citizens, in opposition to the plebs sordida, the tunicati, the third class, Tac. Or. 6; cf. Roth in Jahn's Neues Jahrb. 1858, vol. 77, p. 286 sq.—2. (Acc. to toga, II. B. 2.) Under the emperors, a man of humble station, a client, Juv. 7, 142.—
B. tŏgāta, ae, f. (sc. fabula), a species of the Roman drama which treated of Roman subjects, the national drama, Diom. p. 487 P.; Sen. Ep. 8, 7; Hor. A. P. 288; Vell. 2, 9, 3; Cic. Sest. 55, 118; Quint. 10, 1, 100; Suet. Ner. 11; id. Gram. 21; cf. Com. Rel. p. 113 sq. Rib.—
2. (Acc. to toga, II. B. 3.) Togata, of an immodest woman, a prostitute:
ancilla, Hor. S. 1, 2, 63; cf. id. ib. 1, 2, 82; Mart. 6, 64, 4.—III. Esp.:
Gallia Togata, the part of Gallia Cisalpina acquired by the Romans on the hither side of the Po, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Plin. 3, 14, 19, § 112; Hirt. B. G. 8, 24, 3; 8, 52, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
togātus adj.
toga, wearing the toga, clad in the toga, gowned : gens, V.: ut togatus mandata senatus audiret, L.— In the garb of a Roman citizen, in Roman dress : Graeculus iudex modo palliatus modo togatus, now in Grecian, now in Roman garb : Gallia togata, Roman Gaul .—As subst m. : cum magnā catervā togatorum, i. e. of freeborn citizens.—In the garb of peace, in civil life, unarmed : cui uno togato supplicationem decreverit senatus.—As subst: lictorum maior numerus quam togatourm, civilians , L.: multitudo togatorum, S.— In the garb of a plain citizen : quasi unus e togatorum numero, i. e. one of the common herd : sportula turbae rapienda togatae, i. e. by the throng of clients , Iu.: comites, Iu.: ancilla togata (because the toga was worn by loose women), H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *togā Latin toga Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin togātus From toga + -ātus.
Descendants
- Englishtogate
- ?Italiantogato
In English words that came into English from togātus
- togatetogātus
- togatedtogātus