What does tōnsa mean in Latin?

tōnsa, a noun, means “oars; an oar”.

What is the genitive of tōnsa?

The genitive singular is tōnsae. tōnsa is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈtõː.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔn.sa].

noun · femininefirst declension

tōnsa f (genitive tōnsae)

Classical[ˈtõː.sa]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔn.sa]

pluralplural onlypoeticoars; an oar
‘Poste recumbite vestraque pectora pellite tonsis.’239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annales 7.245
Pone petunt, exim referunt ad pectora tonsas.239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annales 7.246

tonsa, ae, f. perh. from tundo,

I. an oar (poet.; mostly in plur.; syn. remus).

(a). Sing.: in mari magno tenere tonsam, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 356 Müll. (Sota, v. 3 Vahl. p. 164): valida tonsa, Val. Fl. 1, 369. —

(b). Plur., Enn. ap. Fest. p. 356 Müll. (Ann. v. 232; 235; 236 Vahl.); Lucr. 2, 554; Verg. A. 7, 28; 10, 299; Luc. 3, 527; 5, 448; Sil. 11, 492; Sen. Agam. 443 al.

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