herma, hermae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Age:
- Later
- Field:
- Religion
metallic bust serving as reliquary; (head of Hermes on quadrangular pillar);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | herma | hermae |
| Gen. | hermae | hermarum |
| Dat. | hermae | hermis |
| Acc. | hermam | hermas |
| Voc. | herma | hermae |
| Abl. | herma | hermis |
Examples
Alcibiades
Cornelius Nepos
"...priusquam classis exiret, accidit, ut una nocte omnes Hermae, qui in oppido erant Athenis, deicerentur praeter unum..."Satura VIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...industrius; at tu nil nisi Cecropides truncoque simillimus Hermae. nullo quippe alio uincis discrimine quam quod illi marmoreum..."