LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

volātus

volātus m (genitive volātūs)
Classical[wɔˈɫaː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[voˈlaː.tus]

Meaning

  1. a flying
  2. flight

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevolātusvolātūs
genitivevolātūsvolātuum
dativevolātuīvolātibus
accusativevolātumvolātūs
ablativevolātūvolātibus
vocativevolātusvolātūs

vŏlātus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a flying, flight.
I. Lit. (used alike in sing. and plur.); sing.: aquilae admonitus volatu, Cic. Div. 1, 15, 26: puer audaci coepit gaudere volatu, Ov. M. 8, 223; cf. id. ib. 12, 527: non si Pegaseo ferar volatu, Cat. 55, 24.—Plur., Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; 2, 52, 129; id. Div. 1, 1, 2: dedit volatus avibus, the power of flight, App. Flor. 2, p. 348.—
II. Transf., poet., of any swift motion, rapid course, swiftness, velocity, etc.: equi, Claud. Gigant. 47: celeris famae, id. Cons. Mall. Theod. 270: praeceps fatorum, Mart. 11, 91, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Latin volō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin volātus From volō + -tus (forming ation nouns).

Quick answers

What does volātus mean in Latin?
volātus, a noun, means “a flying; flight”.
What is the genitive of volātus?
The genitive singular is volātūs. volātus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce volātus?
In classical Latin, [wɔˈɫaː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [voˈlaː.tus].