aplustre
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈplʌstriː/
Noun
aplustre (plural aplustres)
- (historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
Translations
an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Compare Ancient Greek ἄφλαστον (áphlaston).
Noun
aplustre n (genitive aplustris); third declension
- aplustre (the curved and ornamented stern of a ship)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aplustre | aplustria |
| genitive | aplustris | aplustrium |
| dative | aplustrī | aplustribus |
| accusative | aplustre | aplustria |
| ablative | aplustrī | aplustribus |
| vocative | aplustre | aplustria |
The nominative plural aplustra is attested.
References
- “aplustre”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈplus.tɾi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈpluʃ.tɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈplus.tɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈpluʃ.tɾɨ/
- Hyphenation: a‧plus‧tre
Noun
aplustre m (plural aplustres)
- (Ancient Rome, nautical) aplustre (an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship)