noun · femininefirst declension
lōra
lōra f (genitive lōrae)
Meaning
- pomace wine
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lōra | lōrae |
| genitive | lōrae | lōrārum |
| dative | lōrae | lōrīs |
| accusative | lōram | lōrās |
| ablative | lōrā | lōrīs |
| vocative | lōra | lōrae |
lŏra, ae, f.,
I. a small or thin wine made of the husks of grapes, after-wine:
loram bibere, Cato, R. R. 57: expressi acinorum folliculi in dolia coniciuntur, eoque aqua additur, ea vocatur lora, quod lota acina: ac pro vino operariis datur hieme, Varr. R. R. 1, 54 fin.; cf. Plin. 14, 10, 12, § 86; Varr. ap. Non. 551, 18; cf. also lorea.lōra, v. lura.
Origins
Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”), like Latin lavō (“to wash”).
Descendants
- Italianlora