petasus

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English

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Hermes with a petasus.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin petasus, and its source, Koine Greek πέτασος (pétasos), from Ancient Greek πεταννύναι (petannúnai, to spread out).

Pronunciation

Noun

petasus (plural petasi)

  1. (historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions.

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Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πέτασος (pétasos).

Pronunciation

Noun

petasus m (genitive petasī); second declension

  1. a travelling hat or cap with a broad brim
  2. (architecture) something in the shape of a cap, placed on a building; a cap, cupola

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

  • French: pétase
  • Italian: petaso

References

  • petasus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petasus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • petasus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • petasus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin