petasus

English
Hermes with a petasus.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin petasus, from Ancient Greek πέτασος (pétasos).

Noun

petasus (plural petasi)

  1. (historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.

Translations

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for petasus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πέτασος (pétasos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpe.ta.sus/, [ˈpɛ.ta.sʊs]

Noun

petasus m (genitive petasī); second declension

  1. a travelling hat or cap with a broad brim
  2. (architecture) something in the shape of a cap, placed on a building; a cap, cupola

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative petasus petasī
Genitive petasī petasōrum
Dative petasō petasīs
Accusative petasum petasōs
Ablative petasō petasīs
Vocative petase petasī

Descendants

References
  • petasus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petasus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • petasus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • petasus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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