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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Torquātus1

Torquātus m sg (genitive Torquātī)
Classical[tɔrˈkʷaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[torˈkʷaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Titus Manlius Torquatus, a Roman dictator

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTorquātus—
genitiveTorquātī—
dativeTorquātō—
accusativeTorquātum—
ablativeTorquātō—
vocativeTorquāte—

Torquātus, i, m. 1. torquatus,
I. the surname of T. Manlius, so called because he put on the neck-chain of a Gaul whom he slew in single combat; also, of his descendants, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 19; Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 23; id. Off. 3, 31, 112; Liv. 7, 10; Flor. 1, 13.—Adj.: Torquata nomina, Luc. 7, 584.—Hence, Torquātĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to a Torquatus, Torquatian: horti, Front. Aquaed. 5.

Origins

From torquātus (“adorned with a collar”).

Descendants
  • ItalianTorquato
  • SpanishTorcuato
  • AsturianSan Turcao
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
torquātus2
torquātus (feminine torquāta, neuter torquātum)
Classical[tɔrˈkʷaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[torˈkʷaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveadorned with a neck chain or collar

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetorquātustorquātatorquātum
genitivetorquātītorquātaetorquātī
dativetorquātōtorquātaetorquātō
accusativetorquātumtorquātamtorquātum
ablativetorquātōtorquātātorquātō
vocativetorquātetorquātatorquātum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetorquātītorquātaetorquāta
genitivetorquātōrumtorquātārumtorquātōrum
dativetorquātīstorquātīstorquātīs
accusativetorquātōstorquātāstorquāta
ablativetorquātīstorquātīstorquātīs
vocativetorquātītorquātaetorquāta

torquātus, a, um, adj. torques,
I. adorned with a neck-chain or collar. In gen.: miles, presented with a chain for his bravery, Veg. Mil. 2, 7 fin.: affuit Alecto brevibus torquata colubris, with snakes coiled about her neck, Ov. H. 2, 119: palumbus, the ring-dove, Mart. 13, 67, 1: quid de aliis dicimus, qui calamistratos et torquatos habeant in ministerio, Amhros. Ep. 69, 7.

Origins

From torquis (“a twisted neck chain, necklace, collar”), from torqueō (“to turn, twist, bend”).

Descendants
  • Englishtorquated

In English words that came into English from torquātus

  • torquatedtorquātus

Quick answers

What does Torquātus mean in Latin?
Torquātus, a proper noun, means “A Roman cognomen — famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Torquātus?
The genitive singular is Torquātī. Torquātus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Torquātus?
In classical Latin, [tɔrˈkʷaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [torˈkʷaː.tus].