LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

parma1

parma f (genitive parmae)
Classical[ˈpar.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈpar.ma]

Meaning

  1. femininea parma; a round shield carried by the infantry and cavalry
    Near-synonyms: scūtum, clipeus
  2. femininepoeticany shield
  3. femininepoetica Thraex; a gladiator armed with a parma

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Scutum · Clypeus · Parma

Scutum (σκύτος) is a larger shield, covering the whole body, σάκος; clypeus and parma smaller shields of a round form, ἀσπίς; clypeus (κλοπιός, καλύψαι) for foot-soldiers; parma (πάλμη) for horse-soldiers also; lastly, pelta (πέλτη) a small shield in the form of a half-moon; cetra, a small leathern shield. Liv. ix. 19. Macedonibus clupeus . . . Romano scutum, majus corpori tegumentum. Liv. xxxi. 36. Cetratos, quos peltastas vocant, in insidiis abdiderat.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparmaparmae
palmae
genitiveparmae
palmae		parmārum
palmārum
dativeparmae
palmae		parmīs
palmīs
accusativeparmam
palmam		parmās
palmās
ablativeparmāparmīs
palmīs
vocativeparmaparmae
palmae

parma (or in the collat. form pal-ma, Tib. 1, 9, 82; and so many MSS. in Prop. 2, 19, 44 (3, 20, 8); 4 (5), 10, 40; Liv. 22, 1, 9), ae (old
I. gen. parmaï, Lucr. 4, 847), f., = πάρμη, a small, round shield, a target, carried by the light infantry and the cavalry.
I. Lit.: configunt parmam, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 432 Vahl.); Varr. ap. Non. 552, 30: desiliunt ex equis, provolant in primum agmen et pro antesignanis parmas obiciunt, Liv. 2, 20; 2, 6, 9; 31, 35 fin.: hic miles (veles) tripedalem parmam habet, id. 38, 21 fin.; 26, 4; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. 554, 23: picta fulgebat, Prop. 4, 10, 21.—
II. Transf.
A. In gen., a shield (poet.): (Pallas) parmamque ferens hastamque trementem, Verg. A. 2, 175; 11, 693; Mart. 9, 21, 10.—
B. A gladiator armed with a parma, a Threx (v. Threx) (poet.), Mart. 9, 69, 8.—
C. The valve in a pair of bellows, Aus. Idyll. 10, 267.

Origins

Perhaps a back-formation from parmula, dissimilated from palmula, from palma (“hand”), referring to the shield being handheld. Or, borrowed from a Celtic word.

Descendants
  • Ancient Greekπάρμη

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesParmaParma dim. PARMULA (Hor. Carm. 2.7.10), a round shield, three feet in diameter, carried by the velites in the Roman army. Though small compared with t…
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Parma2
Parma f sg (genitive Parmae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularParma (a city in Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeParma—
genitiveParmae—
dativeParmae—
accusativeParmam—
ablativeParmā—
vocativeParma—
locativeParmae—

Parma, ae, f.,
I. the city of Parma, in Gallia Cispadana, between Cremona and Placentia, famed for its breed of sheep, Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 115; Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 2; 10, 33, 4; Liv. 39, 55: velleribus primis Apulia, Parma secundis Nobilis, Mart. 14, 155, 1; cf. id. 2, 43, 4; 5, 13, 8.—Hence,
II. Par-mensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Parma, Parman: Cassī Parmensis opuscula, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 3.—In plur.: Parmenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Parma, the Parmans, Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 8; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, a.

Origins

From Etruscan.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyParmaParma (Πάρμα: Eth. Parmensis: Parma), a city of Gallia Cispadana, situated on the Via Aemilia, at the distance of 19 M. P. from Regium Lepidum, and 40…AntiquitiesParmaParma dim. PARMULA (Hor. Carm. 2.7.10), a round shield, three feet in diameter, carried by the velites in the Roman army. Though small compared with t…

Quick answers

What does parma mean in Latin?
parma, a noun, means “a parma; a round shield carried by the infantry and cavalry; any shield”.
What is the genitive of parma?
The genitive singular is parmae. parma is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce parma?
In classical Latin, [ˈpar.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpar.ma].