LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

caetra

caetra f (genitive caetrae)
Classical[ˈkae̯.tra]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.tra]

Meaning

  1. femininea short Spanish shield

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Scutum · Clypeus · Parma

Scutum (σκύτος) is a larger shield, covering the whole body, σάκος; clypeus and parma smaller shields of a round form, ἀσπίς; clypeus (κλοπιός, καλύψαι) for foot-soldiers; parma (πάλμη) for horse-soldiers also; lastly, pelta (πέλτη) a small shield in the form of a half-moon; cetra, a small leathern shield. Liv. ix. 19. Macedonibus clupeus . . . Romano scutum, majus corpori tegumentum. Liv. xxxi. 36. Cetratos, quos peltastas vocant, in insidiis abdiderat.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaetracaetrae
cētrae
genitivecaetrae
cētrae		caetrārum
cētrārum
dativecaetrae
cētrae		caetrīs
cētrīs
accusativecaetram
cētram		caetrās
cētrās
ablativecaetrācaetrīs
cētrīs
vocativecaetracaetrae
cētrae

caetra (better than cētra), ae, f. prob. Spanish,
I. a short Spanish shield, Verg. A. 7, 732 Serv.; Liv. 21, 27, 5; 28, 5, 11; Plin. 11, 39, 93, § 227; Tac. Agr. 36; Suet, Calig 19; Luc. 7, 232; Sil. 3, 278; 3, 348 al.— Prov.: quis rotundam facere cetram nequeat? Varr. ap. Non. p. 82, 18.

Origins

Descendants
  • Spanishcetra

Quick answers

What does caetra mean in Latin?
caetra, a noun, means “a short Spanish shield”.
What is the genitive of caetra?
The genitive singular is caetrae. caetra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce caetra?
In classical Latin, [ˈkae̯.tra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.tra].