caudatus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Attested since at least the mid-12th century; formed as: cauda (tail) +‎ -ātus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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caudātus (feminine caudāta, neuter caudātum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin) tailed, caudate (having or provided with a tail)
  2. (Medieval Latin, of (hand)writing or script) lengthened, extended, elongated

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: caudate
  • Italian: caudato

References

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  • caudatus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 159/1, “caudatus”