LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

virgāta

virgāta f (genitive virgātae)
Classical[wɪrˈɡaː.ta]Ecclesiastical[virˈɡaː.ta]

Meaning

  1. The yardland or virgate, an English land measure usually comprising ¼ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevirgātavirgātae
genitivevirgātaevirgātārum
dativevirgātaevirgātīs
accusativevirgātamvirgātās
ablativevirgātāvirgātīs
vocativevirgātavirgātae

Origins

A calque of the Old English gerd (“branch, rod, yard, yardland”) formed from virga + -āta

Descendants
  • Englishvirgate

In English words that came into English from virgāta

  • virgatevirgāta

Quick answers

What does virgāta mean in Latin?
virgāta, a noun, means “The yardland or virgate, an English land measure usually comprising ¼ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.”.
What is the genitive of virgāta?
The genitive singular is virgātae. virgāta is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce virgāta?
In classical Latin, [wɪrˈɡaː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [virˈɡaː.ta].