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Torquatus

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See also: torquatus

Latin

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Etymology

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From torquātus (adorned with a collar).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Torquātus m sg (genitive Torquātī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Titus Manlius Torquatus, a Roman dictator

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Torquātus
genitive Torquātī
dative Torquātō
accusative Torquātum
ablative Torquātō
vocative Torquāte

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: Torquato

References

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  • Torquatus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Torquatus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.