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Literatus
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Litˊe-ra′tus
(lĭtˊē̍-rä′tŭs; lĭtˊē̍-rā′tŭs)
, Noun.
pl.
Literati
(lĭtˊē̍-rä′tē; lĭtˊē̍-rā′tī)
. [L.
litteratus
, literatus
.] A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; – chiefly used in the plural.
Now we are to consider that our bright ideal of a
literatus
may chance to be maimed. De Quincey.
Definition 2024
literatus
literatus
English
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 m (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 | literātō | literātīs | ||||
| accusative | literātum | literātam | literātum | literātōs | literātās | literāta | |
| ablative | literātō | literātā | literātō | 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)