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auratus.

furnished, overlaid or ornamented with gold, gilded, having been gilded

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[au̯ˈraː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈraː.tus]
  1. furnished, overlaid or ornamented with gold, gilded, having been gilded

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
  2. colored with gold, gold-coloured

    declension-1 · declension-2 · participle
Where this word comes from

From aurum (“gold”) + -ātus (“-ed”). Can also be analyzed as the perfect passive participle of aurō (“to gild”), which is cited by Priscian as the derivation. However, finite forms of this verb are rare and are first attested later than the adjective/participle, in a single doubtful passage in Tertullian.

adj[au̯ˈraː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[au̯ˈraː.tus]
  1. golden

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. gilded

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From aurum (“gold”) + -ātus (“-ed”). Can also be analyzed as the perfect passive participle of aurō (“to gild”), which is cited by Priscian as the derivation. However, finite forms of this verb are rare and are first attested later than the adjective/participle, in a single doubtful passage in Tertullian.

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