noun · femininefirst declension
gausapa
gausapa f (genitive gausapae)
Meaning
- feminineA shaggy, woolen cloth; a garment of frieze
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gausapa | gausapae |
| genitive | gausapae | gausapārum gausapium, gausapōrum |
| dative | gausapae gausapī | gausapīs gausapibus |
| accusative | gausapam gausapem | gausapās |
| ablative | gausapā gausapī | gausapīs gausapibus |
| vocative | gausapa | gausapae |
gausăpa, ae, f., or gausăpes, is, m., also gausăpe, is (only sing.), and plur. gausăpa, ōrum, n., = γαυσάπης,
I. a shaggy woollen cloth, frieze, felt, used for clothing, covering, etc.; a garment or cover of frieze.
I. Lit.
(a). Sing., nom.: gausapa, according to Varr. ap. Charis. p. 80 P.; and ap. Prisc. p. 759 P.: gausape, M. Messala ap. Charis. p. 80; Mart. 14, 152 in lemm.—Abl.:
involutus coccina gausapa, Petr. 28 (perh. acc. plur.): purpureo tersit tunc latas gausape mensas, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 870; so, gausape, Hor. S. 2, 8, 11: gausape purpureo salutatus, Cass. Sever. ap. Prisc. p. 759 P.— —(b). Plur., nom.:
gausapa patris mei memoria coepere, amphimalla nostra, sicut villosa etiam ventralia, Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 193.—Acc.: gausapa si sumpsit, gausapa sumpta proba, Ov. A. A. 2, 300: lutea gausapa, Pers. 6, 46: gausapes, lodices purpureas et colloreas meas, Aug. ap. Charis. p. 80.—* Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαυσάπης (gausápēs).