phalera

See also: Phalera

English

Etymology

From Latin phalerae, from Ancient Greek φάλαρα (phálara) (plural of φάλαρον (phálaron)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæləɹə/

Noun

phalera (plural phalerae)

1. In Ancient Greece, a metal medallion worn by men or used to ornament the harness of a horse.

Related terms

• horse brass

Anagrams

• Raphael

Latin

Alternative forms

• falera

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.le.ra/, [ˈpʰäɫ̪ɛrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.le.ra/, [ˈfäːlerä]

Noun

phalera f (genitive phalerae); first declension

1. ornament
2. phalera

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	phalera	phalerae
genitive	phalerae	phalerārum
dative	phalerae	phalerīs
accusative	phaleram	phalerās
ablative	phalerā	phalerīs
vocative	phalera	phalerae

Derived terms

• phaleratus

References

• "phalera", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)