Dentatus

See also: dentatus

Latin

Etymology

From dentātus (“toothed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /denˈtaː.tus/, [d̪ɛn̪ˈt̪äːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /denˈta.tus/, [d̪en̪ˈt̪äːt̪us]

Proper noun

Dentātus m sg (genitive Dentātī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Manius Curius Dentatus, a Roman consul and hero

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dentātus
genitive	Dentātī
dative	Dentātō
accusative	Dentātum
ablative	Dentātō
vocative	Dentāte

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Δεντάτος (Dentátos)

References

• Dentatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.