aplustre
English
Etymology
From Latin aplustre.
Noun
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
an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship
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Anagrams
- paulters
Latin
Etymology
Compare Ancient Greek ἄφλαστον (áphlaston).
Noun
aplustre n (genitive aplustris); third declension
- aplustre (the curved and ornamented stern of a ship)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- “aplustre”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Noun
aplustre m (plural aplustres)
- (Ancient Rome, nautical) aplustre (an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship)