noun · femininethird declension
endromis
endromis f (genitive endromidis)
Classical[ˈɛn.drɔ.mɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛn.dro.mis]
Meaning
- femininea coarse woollen cloak used by wrestlers to keep warm after exercising
- femininea fine cloak that was an article of luxury
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | endromis | endromidēs |
| genitive | endromidis | endromidum |
| dative | endromidī | endromidibus |
| accusative | endromidem | endromidēs |
| ablative | endromide | endromidibus |
| vocative | endromis | endromidēs |
endrŏmis, ĭdis, f., = ἐνδρομίς,
I. a coarse woollen cloak in which the heated athletae wrapped themselves after their exercises, Mart. 4, 19; 14, 126; Juv. 3, 102. But afterwards a fine sort worn as an article of luxury:
Tyriae, id. 6, 246 Rup.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
endromis idis, f
, ἐνδρομίς, a coarse woollen cloak, athlete's wrapper, Iu.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ἐνδρομίς (endromís), from ἐν- (en-, “in-”) + δρόμος (drómos, “race, contest”).