noun · femininethird declension
cidaris
cidaris f (genitive cidaris)
Meaning
- femininediadem, tiara, headdress (especially one worn by Persian kings)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cidaris | cidarēs |
| genitive | cidaris | cidarium |
| dative | cidarī | cidaribus |
| accusative | cidarim cidarem | cidarēs cidarīs |
| ablative | cidarī cidare | cidaribus |
| vocative | cidaris | cidarēs |
cĭdăris, is, f. (cĭdar, aris, n., Auct. Itin. Alex. M. p. 64 Mai) [Persian; Heb. ; Gr. κίδαρις], = τιάρα ὀρθή,
I. an ornament for the head of Persian kings, a diadem, tiara:
cidarim Persae vocabant regium capitis insigne, Curt. 3, 3, 19.—B. The crown of the Prince of Israel (in prophetic vision), Vulg. Ezech. 21, 26.—
II. A head-dress of the high-priest of the Jews (cf. the Talmud, ), Hier. Ep. 64, n. 3; id. in Ezech. 7, 21, 25; Lact. 4, 14, 8 (as transl. of the Heb. , Vulg. Zach. 3, 5); Vulg. Lev. 8, 9; 16, 4 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cidaris is, f
Persian, a diadem, tiara, Cu.
Origins
Via Ancient Greek κίδαρις (kídaris) from Semitic, see Old Armenian կատար (katar).