cassida, cassidae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
helmet (metal); wearer of a helmet; war, active service;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cassida | cassidae |
| Gen. | cassidae | cassidarum |
| Dat. | cassidae | cassidis |
| Acc. | cassidam | cassidas |
| Voc. | cassida | cassidae |
| Abl. | cassida | cassidis |
Examples
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...proelia trunco, his arcus, his tela sudes, his cassida crines integit, Arcadii morem tenet ille galeri, ille Lycaoniae..."- P
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...aureus ex umeris erat arcus et aurea vati cassida; tum croceam chlamydemque sinusque crepantis carbaseos fulvo in nodum..."