[ˈfaː.tʊs], [ˈfaː.tus], [ˈfaː.tuːs]
OriginPerfect active participle of for (“speak, say”). From Proto-Italic *fātos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s.
- active, declension-1, declension-2, form-of, participlespoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc.
“… Sīc fāta gradūs ēvāserat altōs ….” — As she had spoken these words [Anna] had been climbing the high steps [up to Dido’s pyre…].
(T.E. Page [1967], pg. 393, notes that “‘fata’ is really a present” tense in this context, i.e.: While sayin
- declension-4word, saying
- declension-4oracle, prophecy
- declension-4fate
Formsfātus(canonical) · fāta(feminine) · fātum(neuter) · fātus(masculine, nominative, singular) · fāta(feminine, nominative, singular) · fātum(neuter, nominative, singular) · fātī(masculine, nominative, plural) · fātae(feminine, nominative, plural) · fāta(neuter, nominative, plural) · fātī(genitive, masculine, singular) · fātae(feminine, genitive, singular) · fātī(genitive, neuter, singular) · fātōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · fātārum(feminine, genitive, plural) · fātōrum(genitive, neuter, plural) · fātō(dative, masculine, singular) · fātae(dative, feminine, singular) · fātō(dative, neuter, singular) · fātīs(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · fātum(accusative, masculine, singular)
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