velamen, velaminis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
veil; for nun/Muslim); covering (esp. clothing for body/parts);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | velamen | velamina |
| Gen. | velaminis | velaminum, velaminium |
| Dat. | velamini | velaminibus |
| Acc. | velamen | velamina |
| Voc. | velamen | velamina |
| Abl. | velamine | velaminibus |
Examples
Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...habitus illic similesque videbis orchestram et populum; clari velamen honoris sufficiunt tunicae summis aedilibus albae. hic ultra vires..."Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...iubet, pallam signis auroque rigentem, et circumtextum croceo velamen acantho, ornatus Argivae Helenae, quos illa Mycenis, Pergama..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...venit unde res repetuntur, capite velato filo—lanae velamen est—"Audi, Iuppiter" inquit; "audite, fines"—cuiuscumque gentis sunt..."