noun · masculinefourth declension
ululātus
ululātus m (genitive ululātūs)
Classical[ʊ.ɫʊˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[u.luˈlaː.tus]
Meaning
- a howling, wailing
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
clāmor lūgentiumululātus -ūs (m) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 4
clāmor longus dolōrisululātus -ūs (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 18
clāmor ferus et altusululātus -ūs (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 7
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ululātus | ululātūs |
| genitive | ululātūs | ululātuum |
| dative | ululātuī | ululātibus |
| accusative | ululātum | ululātūs |
| ablative | ululātū | ululātibus |
| vocative | ululātus | ululātūs |
ŭlŭlātŭs, ūs, m. id.,
I. a howling, wailing, shrieking, as a sound of mourning or lamentation, Verg. A. 4, 667; Ov. M. 3, 179; 5, 153; 8, 447; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 145:
lugubris, Curt. 4, 15, 29; 5, 12, 12; Stat. Th. 9, 178 al.—The wild yells or warwhoops of the Gauls, Caes. B. G. 5, 37; 7, 80.—The wild cries and shouts of the Bacchanals, Cat. 63, 24; Ov. M. 3, 528; 3, 706.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(ululātus, ūs) m
ululo, a howling, wailing, shrieking, loud lamentation (only acc. and abl, sing . and plur.): subitis ululatibus Inplevere nemus, O.: ululatūs ore dedere, V.: lugubri et barbaro ululatu, Cu.: ululatum tollunt, a war-whoop , Cs.: festis fremunt ululatibus agri, i. e. the frenzied cries of the Bacchanals , O., Ct.
Origins
From ululō + -tus (forming action nouns).