What does vertebrātus mean in Latin?

vertebrātus, a adjective, means “jointed, articulated; vertebrate”.

How do you pronounce vertebrātus?

In classical Latin, [wɛr.tɛˈbraː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ver.teˈbraː.tus].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

vertebrātus (feminine vertebrāta, neuter vertebrātum)

Classical[wɛr.tɛˈbraː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ver.teˈbraː.tus]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vertebrātus	vertebrāta	vertebrātum
genitive	vertebrātī	vertebrātae	vertebrātī
dative	vertebrātō	vertebrātae	vertebrātō
accusative	vertebrātum	vertebrātam	vertebrātum
ablative	vertebrātō	vertebrātā	vertebrātō
vocative	vertebrāte	vertebrāta	vertebrātum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vertebrātī	vertebrātae	vertebrāta
genitive	vertebrātōrum	vertebrātārum	vertebrātōrum
dative	vertebrātīs	vertebrātīs	vertebrātīs
accusative	vertebrātōs	vertebrātās	vertebrāta
ablative	vertebrātīs	vertebrātīs	vertebrātīs
vocative	vertebrātī	vertebrātae	vertebrāta

vertebrātus, a, um, adj. vertebra,

I. jointed, articulated, vertebrated: ossa, Plin. 11, 37, 67, § 177: dens, id. 34, 8, 19, § 75.

From vertebra (“joint”) + -ātus (“-ed”), from vertō (“turn”).

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