"clipeus" meaning in Latin

See clipeus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈklɪ.pe.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkliː.pe.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: The origin is uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Italic *klupeos. It may be from Etruscan. Etymology templates: {{unc|la|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*klupeos}} Proto-Italic *klupeos, {{bor|la|ett|-}} Etruscan Head templates: {{la-noun|clipeus<2>}} clipeus m (genitive clipeī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|clipeus<2>}} Forms: clipeī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], clipeus [nominative, singular], clipeī [nominative, plural], clipeī [genitive, singular], clipeōrum [genitive, plural], clipeō [dative, singular], clipeīs [dative, plural], clipeum [accusative, singular], clipeōs [accusative, plural], clipeō [ablative, singular], clipeīs [ablative, plural], clipee [singular, vocative], clipeī [plural, vocative], clupeus [alternative], clypeus [alternative], clipeum [alternative]
  1. a type of large round shield, properly: a type of round shield that was convex (bowl-shaped), at least around 0.9 m in diameter, and was gripped at the edge, with a fastening for the forearm in the middle Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-clipeus-la-noun-luwfex0a
  2. disk of the sun Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-clipeus-la-noun-2Kfuw1AY
  3. vault of the sky Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-clipeus-la-noun-Ig0CYfHv
  4. (New Latin, archaeology) oval or other types of shields adopted in the Roman army of Late Antiquity after the Crisis of the Third Century Tags: New-Latin, declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-clipeus-la-noun-AVMMZuK5 Categories (other): New Latin, Archaeology, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Armor, Astronomy Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 6 23 19 3 3 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 25 23 2 2 37 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 2 69 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 25 14 14 46 Disambiguation of Armor: 28 6 6 59 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 20 20 20 39 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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