ornatus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“furnish, adorn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oːrˈnaː.tus/, [oːrˈnäːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /orˈna.tus/, [orˈnäːt̪us]

Participle

ōrnātus (feminine ōrnāta, neuter ōrnātum, comparative ōrnātior, superlative ōrnātissimus); first/second-declension participle

1. furnished, equipped, having been furnished.
2. adorned, decorated, having been adorned.
3. (figuratively) honored, commended, having been praised.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ōrnātus	ōrnāta	ōrnātum		ōrnātī	ōrnātae	ōrnāta
Genitive	ōrnātī	ōrnātae	ōrnātī		ōrnātōrum	ōrnātārum	ōrnātōrum
Dative	ōrnātō		ōrnātō		ōrnātīs
Accusative	ōrnātum	ōrnātam	ōrnātum		ōrnātōs	ōrnātās	ōrnāta
Ablative	ōrnātō	ōrnātā	ōrnātō		ōrnātīs
Vocative	ōrnāte	ōrnāta	ōrnātum		ōrnātī	ōrnātae	ōrnāta

Derived terms

• inōrnātus

Descendants

• English: ornate
• Italian: ornato
• Portuguese: ornado, ornato
• Romanian: ornat
• Spanish: ornato

Noun

ōrnātus m (genitive ōrnātūs); fourth declension

1. a furnishing, preparing
2. an act of adornment, embellishment, decoration
3. fancy dress or apparel
4. accoutrements, furniture
5. an ornament, decoration, or feature

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ōrnātus	ōrnātūs
Genitive	ōrnātūs	ōrnātuum
Dative	ōrnātuī	ōrnātibus
Accusative	ōrnātum	ōrnātūs
Ablative	ōrnātū	ōrnātibus
Vocative	ōrnātus	ōrnātūs

References

• “ornatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ornatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ornatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to speak well, elegantly: ornate dicere
    
  • well-chosen language, grace of style: ornatus orationis, verborum
    
  • (ambiguous) the star-lit sky; the firmament: caelum astris distinctum et ornatum
    
  • (ambiguous) to be in the enjoyment of a large fortune: fortunis maximis ornatum esse
    
  • (ambiguous) to afford matter for elaboration, embellishment: materiem ad ornatum praebere
    
  • (ambiguous) to be virtuous: virtute praeditum, ornatum esse (opp. vitiis obrutum esse)