What does petasus mean in Latin?

petasus, a noun, means “a travelling hat or cap with a broad brim; something in the shape of a cap, placed on a building; a cap, cupola”.

What is the genitive of petasus?

The genitive singular is petasī. petasus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈpɛ.ta.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛː.ta.s̬us].

noun · masculinesecond declension

petasus m (genitive petasī)

Classical[ˈpɛ.ta.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛː.ta.s̬us]

Mille Verba core vocabulary

quod caput viātōris contrā sōlem tegit.

petasus -ī m — in Mille Verba, ch. Via et Iter

pĕtăsus, i, m., = πέτασος,

I. a travelling hat or cap, with a broad brim (cf.: pileus, cucullus).

I. Lit., Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 45; 4, 7, 90; id. Am. prol. 143; Arn. 6, 197.—

II. Transf., something in the shape of a cap, placed on a building, a cap, cupola, Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 92.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πέτασος (pétasos).

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