noun · neuterthird declension
frontālia
frontālia n pl (genitive frontālium)
Meaning
- pluralplural onlyA frontlet: an ornament for the forehead, generally for horses
Ingentes ipsi erant; addebant speciem frontalia et cristae et tergo impositae turres turribusque superstantes praeter rectorem quaterni armati.
They themselves were enormous; the frontlet, plumes, and howdahs set upon their back and the armed troops, four each, standing upon the howdahs in addition to the rider were adding to the sight.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 37.40
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | frontālia |
| genitive | — | frontālium |
| dative | — | frontālibus |
| accusative | — | frontālia |
| ablative | — | frontālibus |
| vocative | — | frontālia |
frontālĭa, ĭum, n. 2. frons,
I. an ornament for the forehead, frontlet, of horses, Liv. 37, 40, 4; Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 194; Amm. 23, 4.
Origins
From frons (“forehead”) + -alia (suffix, items connected with the given area).