literatus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin literatus, litteratus.
Noun
literatus (plural literati)
- (chiefly in the plural) A learned person; one acquainted with literature.
- De Quincey
- Now we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be maimed.
- De Quincey
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /li.teˈraː.tus/, [lɪ.tɛˈraː.tʊs]
Adjective
literātus (feminine literāta, neuter literātum); first/second declension
- Alternative form of litterātus
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | literātus | literāta | literātum | literātī | literātae | literāta | |
| Genitive | literātī | literātae | literātī | literātōrum | literātārum | literātōrum | |
| Dative | literātō | literātae | literātō | literātīs | literātīs | literātīs | |
| Accusative | literātum | literātam | literātum | literātōs | literātās | literāta | |
| Ablative | literātō | literātā | literātō | literātīs | literātīs | literātīs | |
| Vocative | literāte | literāta | literātum | literātī | literātae | literāta | |
References
- literatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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