campagus

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin campagus.

Noun

campagus (plural campagi)

  1. A Roman military boot.

Latin

A closed-toe campagus
An open-toe campagus
The later shoe also known as a campagus

Etymology

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Noun

campagus m (genitive campagī); second declension

  1. campagus, a kind of boot with closed or mostly closed upper worn by emperors and military officers, usually with a lion's head decoration.
  2. (Late Latin) campagus, a kind of shoe with an open instep and straps connecting the front of the upper to the heel.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative campagus campagī
genitive campagī campagōrum
dative campagō campagīs
accusative campagum campagōs
ablative campagō campagīs
vocative campage campagī

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