clipeolum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From clipeus + -olum (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kliˈpe.o.lum/, [klʲɪˈpeɔɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kliˈpe.o.lum/, [kliˈpɛːolum]
Noun edit
clipeolum n (genitive clipeolī); second declension
- Diminutive of clipeus (“shield”): a small shield
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | clipeolum | clipeola |
| Genitive | clipeolī | clipeolōrum |
| Dative | clipeolō | clipeolīs |
| Accusative | clipeolum | clipeola |
| Ablative | clipeolō | clipeolīs |
| Vocative | clipeolum | clipeola |
References edit
- “clipeolum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- clipeolum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.