clipeolum

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Latin

Etymology

From clipeus +‎ -olum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

clipeolum n (genitive clipeolī); second declension

  1. diminutive of clipeus (shield): a small shield

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative clipeolum clipeola
genitive clipeolī clipeolōrum
dative clipeolō clipeolīs
accusative clipeolum clipeola
ablative clipeolō clipeolīs
vocative clipeolum clipeola

References

  • clipeolum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • clipeolum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.