Praetextatus

See also: praetextatus

Latin

Etymology

From praetextātus (“wearing a toga”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /prae̯.tekˈstaː.tus/, [präe̯t̪ɛkˈs̠t̪äːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pre.tekˈsta.tus/, [pret̪ekˈst̪äːt̪us]

Proper noun

Praetextātus m sg (genitive Praetextātī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Servius Sulpicius Praetextatus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Praetextātus
genitive	Praetextātī
dative	Praetextātō
accusative	Praetextātum
ablative	Praetextātō
vocative	Praetextāte

References

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