clupeus, clupei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Military
round/embossed shield (usu. bronze); disk of sun; vault of sky; meteorite;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clupeus | clupei |
| Gen. | clupei | clupeorum |
| Dat. | clupeo | clupeis |
| Acc. | clupeum | clupeos |
| Voc. | clupee | clupei |
| Abl. | clupeo | clupeis |
Examples
- T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...alienatur, actumst de collo meo, gestandust peregre clupeus, galea, sarcina: effugiet ex urbe, ubi erunt factae nuptiae, ibit..." - T
Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...plurimae optritae iacent? at ita me machaera et clupeus * bene iuvent pugnantem in acie: nisi mi virgo redditur..." - C
Res Gestae I
Caesar Augustus from Res Gestae Divi Augusti
"...coronaque civica super ianuam meam fixa est et clupeus aureus in curia Iulia positus, quem mihi senatum populumque..." - T
Liber IX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...accidit, alieno in agro bellanti exercitus consenuisset. Arma clupeus sarisaeque illis; Romano scutum, maius corpori tegumentum, et pilum..."