noun · femininethird declension
pellis
pellis f (genitive pellis)
Classical[ˈpɛl.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛl.lis]
Meaning
- feminineanimal skin; pelt, fell, hide; leather
- femininepoetichuman skin
- femininea garment, article of clothing made of skin
- femininea tent for soldiers (they were covered with skins)
- femininea parchment
- femininea drum
- New Latinfemininea thin peelable film covering the outside of a sporocarp
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
corium ferae
pellis -is (f) — in Aeneis, ch. 19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pellis | pellēs |
| genitive | pellis | pellium |
| dative | pellī | pellibus |
| accusative | pellem | pellēs pellīs |
| ablative | pelle | pellibus |
| vocative | pellis | pellēs |
pellis, is (
I. abl. sing. pelle;
but pelli, Lucr. 6, 1270; App. Mag. 22), f. Gr. πέλλα, πέλας, skin; cf. ἐρυσίπελας, ἐπιπολή, surface; also, πλατύς, and Lat. palam, a skin, hide (of a beast), whether on the body or taken off; a felt, pelt, etc. I. Lit., Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 6: inaurata arietis, Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34 (Trag. v. 285 Vahl.):
rana rugosam inflavit pellem, Phaedr. 1, 23, 4; Col. 6, 13, 2: nationes caprarum pellibus vestitae, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 11; cf.: quam tu numquam vides nisi cum pelle caprinā, Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 82: pelles pro velis, Caes. B. G. 3, 13: fulvique insternor pelle leonis, Verg. A. 2, 722: pelles perficere, Plin. 24, 11, 56, § 94: pelles candidas conficere, id. 13, 6, 13, § 55: pecudes aureas habuisse pelles tradiderunt, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 6.—Poet., of the human skin: frigida pellis Duraque, Lucr. 6, 1194: ossa atque pellis tota est, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 28; id. Capt. 1, 2, 32: pellis nostra, Vulg. Thren. 5, 10; id. Job, 10, 11; 19, 20: pellem habere Hercules fingitur, ut homines cultus antiqui admoneantur. Lugentes quoque diebus luctus in pellibus sunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 207 Müll.; cf.: deformem pro cute pellem aspice, Juv. 10, 192.—Prov.: detrahere pellem, i. e. to pull off the mask which conceals a person's faults, Hor. S. 2, 1, 64: introrsum turpis, speciosus pelle decorā, with a showy outside, id. Ep. 1, 16, 45: cf. Pers. 4, 14: in propriā pelle quiescere, to be content with one's own state or condition, Hor. S. 1, 6, 22 (v. pellicula): caninam pellem rodere, said of lampooning a slanderer, Mart. 5, 60, 10: pellem pro pelle, et cuncta quae habet homo dabit pro animā suā, Vulg. Job, 2, 4: si mutare potest Aethiops pellem suam, id. Jer. 13, 23.—II. Transf.
A. Leather:
ruptā calceus alter Pelle patet, Juv. 3, 150.—B. A garment, article of clothing made of skin, Col. 1, 8; cf. Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 19:
pes in pelle natet, in the shoe, id. A. A. 1, 516; Pers. 5, 140.—C. A tent for soldiers (because it was covered with skins); usually in the phrase sub pellibus, in the camp:
ut non multum imperatori sub ipsis pellibus otii relinquatur, Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4: sub pellibus milites contineri non possent, Caes. B. G. 3, 29 fin.: (Caesar) sub pellibus hiemare constituit, id. B. C. 3, 13 fin.; cf. Liv. 37, 39: durare sub pellibus, id. 5, 2; Tac. A. 13, 35; 14, 38: pellium nomine, for covering shields, Cic. Pis. 36, 87.—D. Parchment:
pellibus exiguis artatur Livius ingens, on little parchments, Mart. 14, 190, 1.—E. A drum:
pelles caedere, Min. Fel. 24, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pellis is, f
a skin, hide, felt, pelt: rugosa (ranae), Ph.: caprina: pelles pro velis, Cs.: fulvique insternor pelle leonis, V.: deformem pro cute pellem aspice, Iu.—Prov.: Detrahere pellem, i. e. to expose one's real nature, H.: Introrsum turpis, speciosus pelle decorā, with a showy outside, H.: in propriā pelle quiescere, to rest contented, H.—Tanned hide, leather, skin: ruptā calceus alter Pelle patet, Iu.: pecore compulso pellium nomine, to obtain leather (for shields): pes in pelle natet, in the shoe, O.—In the phrase, sub pellibus (because the winter tents were covered with skins), in winter tents, in camp, C., Cs.—A leathern sandal-tie, shoe-latchet, H.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *pelnis, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-ni-s (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”), from *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πέλμᾰ (pélmă, “sole of the foot”), Old English fell (“fell, skin, hide; garment of skin”), likely with English pelt (“skin of an animal”) as well.
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesepelefrom Old Galician-Portuguese pele
- Spanishpielfrom Old Spanish piel
- Spanishpillefrom Old Spanish piel
- Aragonesepiel
- Galicianpelfrom Old Galician-Portuguese pele
- Asturianpielfrom Old Leonese piel
- Cantabrianpielfrom Old Leonese piel
- Extremaduranpielfrom Old Leonese piel
- Leonesepielfrom Old Leonese piel
- Mirandesepielfrom Old Leonese piel
Southern Romance
- Sardinianpedde
- Sardinianpeddi
Occitano-Romance
- Catalanpellfrom Old Catalan pell
- Occitanpèlfrom Old Occitan pel
Elsewhere
- Englishpell
- GermanPellefrom Middle Dutch pelle
- Idopelo
- Interlinguapelle
- Dutchpelfrom Middle Dutch pelle
- Irishpeallfrom Old Irish pell
- Scottish Gaelicpeallfrom Old Irish pell
Eastern Romance
- Romanianpiele
- Aromaniancheali
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianpelle
- Corsicanpelle
- Dalmatianpial
- Istriotpièl
- Neapolitanpelle
- Sicilianpeddi
- Venetanpèle
- Venetanpełe
Gallo-Rhaetian
- Frenchpeaufrom Old French pel
- Franco-Provençalpél
- Friulianpiel
- Ladinpel
- Ladinpèl
- Angevinpiaufrom Old French pel
- Bourguignonpeâfrom Old French pel
- Champenoispéfrom Old French pel
- Champenoispiaufrom Old French pel
- Franc-Comtoispéefrom Old French pel
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianpèl
- Ligurianpelle
- Lombardpèll
- Lombardpèl
- Piedmontesepel
- Romagnolpël
- Romagnolpëla