LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

vāgītus

vāgītus m (genitive vāgītūs)
Classical[waːˈɡiː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[vaˈd͡ʒiː.tus]

Meaning

  1. a crying, wailing
    relictis catulis lupa secuta vagitum uber admovit infantibus matremque egit.Florus, Epitome of Roman History 1.3-4

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevāgītusvāgītūs
genitivevāgītūsvāgītuum
dativevāgītuīvāgītibus
accusativevāgītumvāgītūs
ablativevāgītūvāgītibus
vocativevāgītusvāgītūs

vāgītus, ūs, m. vagio,
I. a crying, squalling of young children: vagitus et ploratus, Plin. 7, praef. § 2: vagituque locum lugubri complet, Lucr. 5, 226: continuo auditae voces vagitus et ingens Infantumque animae flentes, Verg. A. 6, 426: edere vagitum, Quint. 1, 1, 21: dare, Ov. H. 11, 85: sonare vagitibus, Mart. 9, 21, 3.—Of the bleating of young goats, Ov. M. 15, 466; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104 Müll.—Of a crying for pain: nec nox ulla ... Quae non audierit mixtos vagitibus aegris Ploratus, Lucr. 2, 579; Cels. 7 praef. med.

Origins

From vāgiō (“to cry, wail”) + -tus (forming action nouns).

Descendants
  • Englishvagitus
  • Italianvagito
  • Italianguaito
  • Portuguesevagido
  • Spanishvagido

In English words that came into English from vāgītus

  • vagitusvāgītus

Quick answers

What does vāgītus mean in Latin?
vāgītus, a noun, means “a crying, wailing”.
What is the genitive of vāgītus?
The genitive singular is vāgītūs. vāgītus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce vāgītus?
In classical Latin, [waːˈɡiː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vaˈd͡ʒiː.tus].