LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

exōstra

exōstra f (genitive exōstrae)

Meaning

  1. A theatrical machine that turned to reveal the inside of a room

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexōstraexōstrae
genitiveexōstraeexōstrārum
dativeexōstraeexōstrīs
accusativeexōstramexōstrās
ablativeexōstrāexōstrīs
vocativeexōstraexōstrae

exōstra, ae, f., = ἐξώστρα.
I. A machine in the theatre, by which the back part of the stage was turned towards the spectators; transf. of any thing public: quibuscum jam in exostra helluatur, Cic. Prov. Cons. 6, 14.—
II. A hanging bridge, applied by besiegers to the walls of a besieged city, Veg. Mil. 4, 21.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐξώστρα (exṓstra).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesExostraExostra (ἐξώστρα) was one of the many kinds of machines used in the theatres of the ancients, and its introduction was ascribed to Aeschylus. In order…

Quick answers

What does exōstra mean in Latin?
exōstra, a noun, means “A theatrical machine that turned to reveal the inside of a room”.
What is the genitive of exōstra?
The genitive singular is exōstrae. exōstra is feminine, first declension.