phalera

See also: Phalera

English

Etymology

From Latin phalerae, from Ancient Greek φάλαρα (phálara) (plural of φάλαρον (phálaron)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæləɹə/

Noun

phalera (plural phalerae)

1. In Ancient Greece, a metal medallion worn by men or used to ornament the harness of a horse.

Related terms

• horse brass

Anagrams

• Raphael

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.le.ra/, [ˈpʰäɫ̪ɛrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.le.ra/, [ˈfäːlerä]

Noun

phalera f (genitive phalerae); first declension

1. ornament
2. phalera

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	phalera	phalerae
Genitive	phalerae	phalerārum
Dative	phalerae	phalerīs
Accusative	phaleram	phalerās
Ablative	phalerā	phalerīs
Vocative	phalera	phalerae

References

• phalera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)