parma

See also Parma

English

Etymology 1

From parmigiana.

Noun

parma

1. (Australian) A dish cooked in the parmigiana style

   The local pub was offering a chicken parma and a pot of beer for $8.

Etymology 2

From Latin parma.

Noun

parma (plural parmae)

1. A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry.

Anagrams

• param

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Latin

eques cum parmā (cavalryman with parma)

Alternative forms

• palma

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpar.ma/

Noun

parma (genitive parmae); f, first declension

1. a parma; a small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry
2. (poetic) any shield
3. (poetic) a Thraex; a gladiator armed with a parma
4. vocative singular of parma

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	parma	parmae
genitive	parmae	parmārum
dative	parmae	parmīs
accusative	parmam	parmās
ablative	parmā	parmīs
vocative	parma	parmae

Derived terms

• parmula

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈpar.maː/

Noun

parmā

1. ablative singular of parma