noun · femininefirst declension
rhomphaea
rhomphaea f (genitive rhomphaeae)
Meaning
- femininerhomphaia; a Thracian scythe-like spear-sword with a horizontal scythe-blade and not perpendicular to the hilt
- femininelong spear; javelin
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rhomphaea | rhomphaeae rompheae, rumpiae |
| genitive | rhomphaeae rompheae, rumpiae | rhomphaeārum rompheārum, rumpiārum |
| dative | rhomphaeae rompheae, rumpiae | rhomphaeīs rompheīs, rumpiīs |
| accusative | rhomphaeam rompheam, rumpiam | rhomphaeās rompheās, rumpiās |
| ablative | rhomphaeā | rhomphaeīs rompheīs, rumpiīs |
| vocative | rhomphaea | rhomphaeae rompheae, rumpiae |
rhomphaea, ae (pure Latin form, rumpīa, Gell. 10, 25, 2; with
I. i short, rumpĭa, Val. Fl. 6, 98), f., = ῥομφαία, a long missile weapon of barbarous nations:
rumpia genus teli est Thracae nationis, Gell. 10, 25, 4; Liv. 31, 39, 11: bis acuta, Vulg. Ecclus. 21, 4; id. Apoc. 2, 12; Val. Fl. l. l.; Claud. Epigr. 27; Ascon. Argum. Milon.— Hence, rhomphaeālis, e, adj., of or belonging to the rhomphaea: incendium, Prud. Cath. 7, 93.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥομφαία (rhomphaía).