fatus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect active participle of for (“speak, say”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.tus/, [ˈfaː.tʊs]

Participle

fātus m (feminine fāta, neuter fātum); first/second declension

1. having spoken, having said

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	fātus	fāta	fātum		fātī	fātae	fāta
genitive	fātī	fātae	fātī		fātōrum	fātārum	fātōrum
dative	fātō		fātō		fātīs
accusative	fātum	fātam	fātum		fātōs	fātās	fāta
ablative	fātō	fātā	fātō		fātīs
vocative	fāte	fāta	fātum		fātī	fātae	fāta

Noun

fātus m (genitive fātūs); fourth declension

1. word, saying
2. oracle, prophecy
3. fate

Inflection

Fourth declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fātus	fātūs
genitive	fātūs	fātuum
dative	fātuī	fātibus
accusative	fātum	fātūs
ablative	fātū	fātibus
vocative	fātus	fātūs

See also

• fātum

References

• fatus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fatus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• fatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Volapük

Noun

fatus

1. predicative plural of fat