spatha, spathae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
flat stirrer; broad-bladed sword; batten for beating woof; splint; palm spathe;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | spatha | spathae |
| Gen. | spathae | spatharum |
| Dat. | spathae | spathis |
| Acc. | spatham | spathas |
| Voc. | spatha | spathae |
| Abl. | spatha | spathis |
Examples
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...rumpiae, scorpii, sibones, siciles, veruta, enses, sicae, machaerae, spathae, lingulae, pugiones, clunacula. III. De "lingula", quoniam est minus..."Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...subtemen insertum, quod duritiam utrimque conprimentis tramae remolliat, spatha coire cogatur et iungi, textrini quoque artem a sapientibus..."