caetra, caetrae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
- Geography:
- Spain/Iberia
caetra (small light shield); (Spanish); elephant's hide;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caetra | caetrae |
| Gen. | caetrae | caetrarum |
| Dat. | caetrae | caetris |
| Acc. | caetram | caetras |
| Voc. | caetra | caetrae |
| Abl. | caetra | caetris |
Examples
Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...primo die phalerato equo insignisque quercea corona et caetra et gladio aureaque chlamyde, postridie quadrigario habitu curriculoque biiugi..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...haec lento mos est aptare flagello. laevas caetra tegit, falcati comminus enses. Nec tu carminibus nostris indictus abibis..."Liber XXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...quendam ex regiis ducibus cum mille peltatis—pelta caetrae haud dissimilis est—Chalcidem mittit; additi quingenti Agrianum..."