aplustre

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English

An aplustre

Etymology

From Latin aplustre.

Pronunciation

Noun

aplustre (plural aplustres)

  1. (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.

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Latin

Etymology

Compare Ancient Greek ἄφλαστον (áphlaston).

Noun

aplustre n (genitive aplustris); third declension

  1. aplustre (the curved and ornamented stern of a ship)

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

The nominative plural aplustra is attested.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧plus‧tre

Noun

aplustre m (plural aplustres)

  1. (Ancient Rome, nautical) aplustre (an ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship)