mantum
English
Etymology
Noun
mantum
- The mantle worn by the pope, which is very similar to a cope, but longer and fastened in the front by an elaborate morse.
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Gaulish *mantos, *mantalos (“trodden road”), from Proto-Celtic *mantos, *mantlos, from Proto-Indo-European *menH- (“tread, press together; crumble”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈman.tum/, [ˈman.tũ]
Noun
mantum n (genitive mantī); second declension
- a Spanish cloak
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mantum | manta |
| genitive | mantī | mantōrum |
| dative | mantō | mantīs |
| accusative | mantum | manta |
| ablative | mantō | mantīs |
| vocative | mantum | manta |
References
- mantum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mantum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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