strophium

English

Etymology

From Latin.

Noun

strophium (plural strophiums)

  1. A band worn around the breasts, serving as a form of bra.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō).

Noun

strophium n (genitive strophiī); second declension

  1. A band worn around the breasts (serving as a form of bra)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative strophium strophia
genitive strophiī strophiōrum
dative strophiō strophiīs
accusative strophium strophia
ablative strophiō strophiīs
vocative strophium strophia

References

  • strophium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • strophium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • strophium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • strophium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • strophium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • strophium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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