caelibatus

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From caelebs (unmarried, single) +‎ -ātus (abstract noun).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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caelibātus m (genitive caelibātūs); fourth declension

  1. celibacy, the celibate

Declension

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Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caelibātus caelibātūs
Genitive caelibātūs caelibātuum
Dative caelibātuī caelibātibus
Accusative caelibātum caelibātūs
Ablative caelibātū caelibātibus
Vocative caelibātus caelibātūs

Descendants

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References

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