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)
- In Ancient Greece, a metal medallion worn by men or used to ornament the harness of a horse.
Related terms
- horse brass
Anagrams
- Raphael
Latin
Alternative forms
- falera
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰa.le.ra/, [ˈpʰäɫ̪ɛrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfa.le.ra/, [ˈfäːlerä]
Noun
phalera f (genitive phalerae); first declension
- ornament
- 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 |
Derived terms
- phaleratus
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)