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Pelta
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Pel′ta
,Noun.
pl.
Peltæ
. [L., a shield, fr. Gr.
πέλτη
.] 1.
(Antiq.)
A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.
2.
(Bot.)
A flat apothecium having no rim.
Definition 2024
pelta
pelta
English
Noun
pelta (plural peltas or peltae)
- (historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.
- (botany) A flat apothecium having no rim.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πέλτη (péltē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpel.ta/, [ˈpɛɫ.ta]
Noun
pelta f (genitive peltae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pelta | peltae |
| genitive | peltae | peltārum |
| dative | peltae | peltīs |
| accusative | peltam | peltās |
| ablative | peltā | peltīs |
| vocative | pelta | peltae |
Related terms
References
- pelta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pelta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- PELTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pelta”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- pelta in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pelta in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin