aphractus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος (áphraktos, “undefended”) (ναῦς (naûs, “ship”)), from ἀ- (a-) + φράκτης (phráktēs).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈpʰrak.tus/, [äˈpʰräkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈfrak.tus/, [äˈfräkt̪us] (with a light first syllable)
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /apʰˈrak.tus/, [äpʰˈräkt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /afˈrak.tus/, [äfˈräkt̪us] (with a heavy first syllable)
Noun
[edit]aphractus m (genitive aphractī); second declension
- An open boat (vessel with no deck)
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aphractus | aphractī |
| genitive | aphractī | aphractōrum |
| dative | aphractō | aphractīs |
| accusative | aphractum | aphractōs |
| ablative | aphractō | aphractīs |
| vocative | aphracte | aphractī |
References
[edit]- “aphractus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aphractus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aphractus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “aphractus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “aphractus”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin