"vates" meaning in Latin

See vates in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈu̯aː.teːs/ [Classical], [ˈu̯äːt̪eːs̠] [Classical], /ˈva.tes/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈväːt̪es] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *wātis, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂t-i-s (“seer”), from *weh₂t- (“to be excited”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*weh₂t-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*wātis}} Proto-Italic *wātis, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*wéh₂tis|*wéh₂t-i-s|seer}} Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂t-i-s (“seer”), {{m|ine-pro|*weh₂t-||to be excited}} *weh₂t- (“to be excited”) Head templates: {{la-noun|vātēs<3>|g=m|gen_pl=vātum/vātium}} vātēs m (genitive vātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|vātēs<3>|gen_pl=vātum/vātium}} Forms: vātēs [canonical, masculine], vātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], vātēs [nominative, singular], vātēs [nominative, plural], vātis [genitive, singular], vātum [genitive, plural], vātium [genitive, plural], vātī [dative, singular], vātibus [dative, plural], vātem [accusative, singular], vātēs [accusative, plural], vātīs [accusative, plural], vāte [ablative, singular], vātibus [ablative, plural], vātēs [singular, vocative], vātēs [plural, vocative]
  1. seer, soothsayer, prophet, prophetess Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-vates-la-noun-jHI8SWcx Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 40 40 20
  2. poet, poetess, bard Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: poēta
    Sense id: en-vates-la-noun-3SbbRoy2 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 59 2 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 40 40 20
  3. oracle Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-vates-la-noun-kgKvbOkl Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 40 40 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vātis Derived forms: vāticinor

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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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        "Classical"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈva.tes/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈväːt̪es]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "vātis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vates"
}

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