culeus
culeus noun: a Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1600 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 520 L although differing slightly over time.
Noun
culeus (plural culeuses or culei)
- A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1600 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 520 L although differing slightly over time.
- A Roman punishment—chiefly for parricide—involving blindfolding, beating, confinement to a leather sack, and drowning in a river or sea.
Forms of culeus
| plural | culeuses |
|---|---|
| plural | culei |
Origin of culeus
From Latin culeus (“large leather sack, punishment of drowning within a sack, unit of bulk liquid measure”), from Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). Doublet of cullion and cojones.
Questions about culeus
- What does culeus mean?
- Culeus means a Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 1600 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 520 L although differing slightly over time.
- What part of speech is culeus?
- Culeus is a noun.
- What is the plural of culeus?
- The plural of culeus is culeuses.
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