bracae

Latin

Etymology

Plural of brāca, probably of Transalpine Gaulish origin.

Noun

brācae f pl (genitive brācārum); first declension

  1. (plural only) trousers; breeches, britches, pants

Usage notes

The only instance it is used in the singular is by Ovid, in his Tristia.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Plural
nominative brācae
genitive brācārum
dative brācīs
accusative brācās
ablative brācīs
vocative brācae

Descendants

References

  • bracae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • bracae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • bracae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • bracae in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • bracae in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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