2007-09-02 07:00:29 · 4 answers · asked by adrian r 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Equitatus = Cavalry
Magister equitatus = Master of Horse (leader of a body of cavalry). Equitatus is a 4th declension noun, and the nominative and genitive happen to both end in '-us'.
If you want to say Master of all the bodies of cavalry, it would be:
Magister equitatuum.
Note: Equus (horse) is a 2nd declension noun; equitatus is 4th declension - not declined the same.
2007-09-02 11:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Magister Equitum - the genitive (of the horse)
magister -tri, m. master, chief, head, director; 'populi', dictator; 'equitum', master of the horse, the dictator's lieutenant; 'magister ludi', a schoolmaster, teacher; 'societatis', director of a company; 'elephanti', driver; 'navis', master or helmsman. Transf., insti- gator, adviser, guide.
2007-09-02 07:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
equitatus (cavalry) is derived from equus (horse). eques equitis (horseman) is also derived from equus. We don't decline equitatus to get equitus, we decline eques to get equitum.
2007-09-02 14:16:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Equitatus" is from "equus" (horse). From there it's easy to decline.
dollhaus--thank you!--my mistake! I guess I've been out of Latin class for 45 years too long!
2007-09-02 08:03:04 · answer #4 · answered by greyguy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋