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studiati

Studiati is a Latin term that can function as a noun or an adjective. It derives from the participle studiatus, meaning educated, learned, or studious, formed from the verb studere, to study. In grammatical use, studiati is the masculine plural nominative form and may be read as “the educated men” or “the scholars.” The feminine plural would be studiatae and the neuter plural studiata.

As a noun, studiati can refer to a group defined by learning or scholarly activity, rather than

In modern contexts, studiati is chiefly of interest to students of Latin morphology, philology, and historical

to
a
specific
place
or
institution.
It
is
encountered
primarily
in
classical
and
medieval
Latin
texts
and
is
not
a
common
term
in
everyday
Latin
usage
today.
In
Latin
dictionaries
and
grammars,
studiati
is
often
cited
as
an
example
of
a
participial
adjective
used
substantively
or
as
a
nominalized
form
to
designate
a
class
of
educated
people.
linguistics.
It
may
appear
in
glossaries,
textual
annotations,
or
discussions
about
how
learned
classes
were
described
in
Latin
literature.
There
are
no
widely
recognized
modern
institutions
or
movements
named
Studiati;
the
term
is
primarily
a
linguistic
or
philological
reference.