aplustre
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship
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Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Ancient Greek ἄφλαστον (áphlaston).
Noun[edit]
aplustre n (genitive aplustris); third declension
- aplustre (the curved and ornamented stern of a ship)
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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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[edit]
- “aplustre”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
aplustre m (plural aplustres)
- (Ancient Rome, nautical) aplustre (an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship)
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