equitatus
Latin
Etymology 1
From equitō (“ride”)
Noun
equitātus m (genitive equitātūs); fourth declension
- cavalry
- an instance of riding
- (rare) the order of equestrians
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | equitātus | equitātūs |
Genitive | equitātūs | equitātuum |
Dative | equitātuī | equitātibus |
Accusative | equitātum | equitātūs |
Ablative | equitātū | equitātibus |
Vocative | equitātus | equitātūs |
Synonyms
- (riding): equitātiō
Etymology 2
From equiō (“be in heat”)
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | equitātus | equitātūs |
Genitive | equitātūs | equitātuum |
Dative | equitātuī | equitātibus |
Accusative | equitātum | equitātūs |
Ablative | equitātū | equitātibus |
Vocative | equitātus | equitātūs |
References
- equitatus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- equitatus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- equitatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- equitatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to have the advantage in cavalry: equitatu superiorem esse
- the cavalry covers the retreat: equitatus tutum receptum dat
- to have the advantage in cavalry: equitatu superiorem esse
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