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
Related terms
Etymology 2
From equiō (“be in heat”)
Noun
equitātus m (genitive equitātūs); fourth declension
- (of mares) a being 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- equitatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], 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