levis armatura
Latin
Etymology
Literally, “light armor”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫɛ.wɪs ar.maːˈtuː.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.vis ar.maˈt̪uː.ra]
Noun
levis armātūra f (genitive levis armātūrae); first declension
- (idiomatic) lightly armored soldiers, light infantry
Conjugation
Third-declension adjective with a first-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | levis armātūra | levēs armātūrae |
| genitive | levis armātūrae | levium armātūrārum |
| dative | levī armātūrae | levibus armātūrīs |
| accusative | levem armātūram | levēs armātūrās levīs armātūrās |
| ablative | levī armātūrā | levibus armātūrīs |
| vocative | levis armātūra | levēs armātūrae |
Further reading
- “armatura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press