exuviae
See also: exuviæ
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin exuō (“cast off, undress”).
Noun edit
exuviae
Noun edit
exuviae pl (plural only)
- The coverings of an animal that have been shed or cast off, particularly the molted exoskeletons of arthropods.
- (historical, military) Among the Ancient Romans, weaponry and equipment stripped from the person of a foe; booty.
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From exuō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈsu.u̯i.ae̯/, [ɛkˈs̠uː̯iäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈsu.vi.e/, [eɡˈzuːvie]
Noun edit
exuviae f pl (genitive exuviārum); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | exuviae |
Genitive | exuviārum |
Dative | exuviīs |
Accusative | exuviās |
Ablative | exuviīs |
Vocative | exuviae |
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
exuviae
References edit
- “exuviae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “exuviae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- exuviae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.