LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

strophium

strophium n (genitive strophiī or strophī)

Meaning

  1. neuterA band worn around the breasts (serving as a form of bra)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestrophiumstrophia
genitivestrophiī
strophī		strophiōrum
dativestrophiōstrophiīs
accusativestrophiumstrophia
ablativestrophiōstrophiīs
vocativestrophiumstrophia

strŏphĭum, ii, n., = στρόφιον (a band).
I. A band, breast-band, stay, worn by females under the breasts, Plaut., Turp., Varr., and Cic. ap. Non. 538, 7 sq.: tereti strophio vincta papillas, Cat. 64, 65: a strophio, a psalterio, a flagitio, est factus, repente popularis, Cic. Har. Resp. 21, 44; cf.: strophium est fascia brevis, quae virginalem tumorem cohibet papillarum, Non. l. l. —
II. A head-band, chaplet, Verg. Copa, 32; Prud. Cath. 3, 26; esp. of priests; cf. Fest. s. v. stroppus, p. 313 Müll.—
III. A rope: ancoralia, cables, App. M. 11, p. 265, 5.

Origins

From Ancient Greek στρόφιον (stróphion), from Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō).

Descendants
  • Englishstrophium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesStrophiumStrophium Greek women wore in place of a corset a large variety of bands and straps, which were bound round the breast either under or over the shift.…

Quick answers

What does strophium mean in Latin?
strophium, a noun, means “A band worn around the breasts (serving as a form of bra)”.
What is the genitive of strophium?
The genitive singular is strophiī. strophium is neuter, second declension.