πέλτη

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps a loanword from Thracian considering the origin of this type of shield. Usually connected with Latin pellis (“skin”) and Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”), so from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πέλτη • (péltē) f (genitive πέλτης); first declension

  1. A small light shield of leather without a rim, used by Thracians
  2. A horse's ornament

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πέλτη; τῆς πέλτης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πέλτη
hē péltē 		τὼ πέλτᾱ
tṑ péltā 		αἱ πέλται
hai péltai
Genitive τῆς πέλτης
tês péltēs 		τοῖν πέλταιν
toîn péltain 		τῶν πελτῶν
tôn peltôn
Dative τῇ πέλτῃ
têi péltēi 		τοῖν πέλταιν
toîn péltain 		ταῖς πέλταις
taîs péltais
Accusative τὴν πέλτην
tḕn péltēn 		τὼ πέλτᾱ
tṑ péltā 		τᾱ̀ς πέλτᾱς
tā̀s péltās
Vocative πέλτη
péltē 		πέλτᾱ
péltā 		πέλται
péltai
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: pelta

References

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