aliatum
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the neuter of āliātus (“flavored with garlic”), from ālium (“garlic”) + -ātus (“-ed”, adjective-forming suffix).
Noun
editāliātum n (genitive āliātī); second declension
- food made with garlic
- c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Mostellaria 47:
- tu tibi istos habeas turtures piscis avis, / sine me aliato fungi fortunas meas.
- You just keep those squabs of yours and your fish and your game for yourself, and leave me to my garlic and my lot. —Paul Nixon, Plautus With an English Translation, Volume 3, "The Haunted House", 1924. page 295
- tu tibi istos habeas turtures piscis avis, / sine me aliato fungi fortunas meas.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | āliātum | āliāta |
Genitive | āliātī | āliātōrum |
Dative | āliātō | āliātīs |
Accusative | āliātum | āliāta |
Ablative | āliātō | āliātīs |
Vocative | āliātum | āliāta |
References
edit- “āliātum” on page 95/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)