rostrum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin rōstrum (“beak, snout”), from rōd(ō) (“gnaw”) + -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- + *-trom. The pulpit sense is a back-formation from the name of the Roman Rōstra, the platforms in the Forum where politicians made speeches. The Rōstra were decorated with (and named for) the beaks (prows) of ships from naval victories.
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Noun[edit]
rostrum (plural rostra or rostrums)
- A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor or other performer.
- A platform for a film or television camera.
- The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
- (zoology) The beak.
- (zoology) The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
- (zoology) The snout of a dolphin.
- (anatomy) The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral)
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Translations[edit]
dais, pulpit, or similar platform
projecting prow of a rowed warship
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zoology: beak — see beak
beak-shaped projection on the head of some insects
zoology: snout of a dolphin
anatomy: oral or nasal region of a human
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From rōd(ō) (“to gnaw”) + -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- + *-trom. Originally a bird's beak or animal's snout, but later extended to objects with a similar shape.
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Noun[edit]
rōstrum n (genitive rōstrī); second declension
- bill or beak of a bird
- snout or muzzle of an animal
- (nautical) prow of a ship
- a stage or platform for speaking in the forum
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rōstrum | rōstra |
| genitive | rōstrī | rōstrōrum |
| dative | rōstrō | rōstrīs |
| accusative | rōstrum | rōstra |
| ablative | rōstrō | rōstrīs |
| vocative | rōstrum | rōstra |
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References[edit]
- rostrum in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rostrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ROSTRUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- rostrum in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to mount the rostra: in contionem (in rostra) escendere (only of Romans)
- to charge, ram a boat: navem rostro percutere
- to mount the rostra: in contionem (in rostra) escendere (only of Romans)
- rostrum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rostrum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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