foederatus

English

Etymology

From Latin foederātus (“allied”), from foedus (“league, agreement”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiːdɛˈɹɑːtəs/

Noun

foederatus (plural foederati)

  1. A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
    • 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 23:
      In the middle stage, the Reges Gothorum saw themselves as something better than mere foederati.

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of foederō.

Participle

foederātus (feminine foederāta, neuter foederātum); first/second-declension participle

  1. sealed, ratified (of an agreement or treaty)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative foederātus foederāta foederātum foederātī foederātae foederāta
Genitive foederātī foederātae foederātī foederātōrum foederātārum foederātōrum
Dative foederātō foederātō foederātīs
Accusative foederātum foederātam foederātum foederātōs foederātās foederāta
Ablative foederātō foederātā foederātō foederātīs
Vocative foederāte foederāta foederātum foederātī foederātae foederāta

References
  • “foederatus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • foederatus 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)
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