LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

abolla

abolla f (genitive abollae)
Classical[aˈbɔl.la]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɔl.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea cloak made out of thick woolen cloth, usually worn by scholars and philosophers.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabollaabollae
genitiveabollaeabollārum
dativeabollaeabollīs
accusativeabollamabollās
ablativeabollāabollīs
vocativeabollaabollae

ăbolla, ae, f. ἀμβολή?͂ ἀναβολή, prop. a throwing back and around,
I. a robe of thick woollen stuff worn by soldiers, philosophers, etc. (called in Verg. A. 5, 421, duplex amictus; v. Serv. ad h.l.): toga detracta est et abolla data, Varr. ap. Non. 538, 16: purpurea, Suet. Calig. 35.—Of philosophers, Mart. 4, 53; 8, 48; Juv. 4, 76 al.: facinus majoris abollae, i. e. a crime committed by a deep philosopher, Juv. 3, 115.

Origins

Etymology unclear. Possibly a word from a language in Sicily (cf. Hesychius' mention of ἀβολεῖς: περιβολαὶ ὑπὸ Σικελῶν 'a garment amongst the Sicilians' and the Sicilian town of Ἀβόλλα mentioned by Stephanus of Byzantium).

Descendants
  • Ancient Greekἀβόλλης

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAbollaAbolla a thick, double cloak, which, according to Servius (ad Verg. A. 5.421), resembled the chlamys, and which he identifies with the duplex pannus o…

Quick answers

What does abolla mean in Latin?
abolla, a noun, means “a cloak made out of thick woolen cloth, usually worn by scholars and philosophers.”.
What is the genitive of abolla?
The genitive singular is abollae. abolla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce abolla?
In classical Latin, [aˈbɔl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbɔl.la].