noun · neutersecond declension
vēxillum
vēxillum n (genitive vēxillī)
Classical[weːkˈsɪl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[veɡˈzil.lum]
Meaning
- flag, banner
Vexilla regis prodeunt Fulget crucis mysterium Quo carne carnis conditor,
The Banners of the King issue forth, the mystery of the Cross does gleam, where the Creator of flesh, in the flesh, from the cross-bar is hung.6th century, Venantius Fortunatus, Vexilla regis, first stanza
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vēxillum | vēxilla |
| genitive | vēxillī | vēxillōrum |
| dative | vēxillō | vēxillīs |
| accusative | vēxillum | vēxilla |
| ablative | vēxillō | vēxillīs |
| vocative | vēxillum | vēxilla |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- vexillum proponere (Liv. 22. 3)
- to fix the ensign on the general's tent (as a signal to commence the engagement).
vexillum, i, n. dim. of vēlum,
I. a military ensign, standard, banner, flag.
I. In gen., Caes. B. G. 6, 36; Cic. Phil. 2, 40, 102; 5, 11, 29; id. Att. 10, 15, 2; id. Agr. 2, 32, 86; Tac. A. 1, 20 al.—
II. In partic., a red flag placed on the general's tent, as a signal for marching or for battle: vexillum proponere, to raise or display, Caes. B. G. 2, 20:
vexillo signum dare, id. B. C. 3, 89 fin.—B. Transf., the troops belonging to a vexillum, a company, troop, Liv. 8, 8; Tac. H. 1, 70; Stat. Th. 12, 782.—
III. Trop.:
Fortunae, Stat. S. 4, 2, 43.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vēxillum ī, n dim.
vēlum, a military ensign, standard, banner, flag: sub vexillo unā mitti, i. e. were placed in the ranks, Cs.: ut vexillum tolleres. —A signal-flag: vexillum proponendum, i. e. the signal for battle, Cs.—The troops following a standard, a company, troop, L.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *wekslolom, synchronically a diminutive form of vēlum.
Descendants
- GermanVexillum
- Englishvexil
- Englishvexillum
- Englishvexillo-
- Frenchvexille
- Romanianvexilfrom French vexille
- Italianvessillo
- Portuguesevexilo
- Spanishvexilo
- Catalanvexil·la
In English words that came into English from vēxillum
- vexillologyvēxillum
- vexillumvēxillum
- vexillaryvexillarius
- vexillationvexillatio