adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
virgātus
virgātus (feminine virgāta, neuter virgātum)
Classical[wɪrˈɡaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[virˈɡaː.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivemade of twigs
- adjectivestriped
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virgātus | virgāta | virgātum |
| genitive | virgātī | virgātae | virgātī |
| dative | virgātō | virgātae | virgātō |
| accusative | virgātum | virgātam | virgātum |
| ablative | virgātō | virgātā | virgātō |
| vocative | virgāte | virgāta | virgātum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | virgātī | virgātae | virgāta |
| genitive | virgātōrum | virgātārum | virgātōrum |
| dative | virgātīs | virgātīs | virgātīs |
| accusative | virgātōs | virgātās | virgāta |
| ablative | virgātīs | virgātīs | virgātīs |
| vocative | virgātī | virgātae | virgāta |
virgātus, a, um, adj. id..
I. Made of twigs or osiers:
calathisci, Cat. 64, 320. —II. (Acc. to virga, II. C.) Striped:
sagula, Verg. A. 8, 660: vestes, Sil. 4, 155: tigris, Sen. Hippol. 344; id. Herc. Oet. 146; cf.: virgato corpore tigris, Sil. 5, 148: nurus, in striped garments, Val. Fl. 2, 159.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
virgātus adj.
virga, made of twigs: Calathisci, Ct.—Striped: sagula, V.
Origins
From virga (“twig, switch”).
Descendants
- Englishvirgate
- Frenchvergé
- Italianvergato
- Romanianvărgat
- Megleno-Romanianvirgat
In English words that came into English from virgātus
- virgatevirgātus
- virgatedvirgātus