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petasus

UK/ˈpɛtəsəs/

petasus noun: a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions.

petasus: a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling,...
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Noun

petasus (plural petasi)

  1. (historical) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions.
    • Their faces were shadowed beneath broad-brimmed, low-crowned petasoses.1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter XXV, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 238

petasus meaning in Tamil

petasus in Tamil

பண்டைக் கிரேக்கர் தொப்பிவகை

Forms of petasus

pluralpetasi
alternative formpetasos

Origin of petasus

Borrowed from Latin petasus, and its source, Koine Greek πέτασος (pétasos), from Ancient Greek πεταννύναι (petannúnai, “to spread out”).

Questions about petasus

What does petasus mean?
Petasus means a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by the Ancient Greeks and Romans, especially for travelling, and as often pictured to be worn by Hermes (or Mercury); (later also) the brimless winged cap worn by Hermes in later artistic depictions.
What is petasus in Tamil?
Petasus in Tamil is பண்டைக் கிரேக்கர் தொப்பிவகை. See Petasus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is petasus?
Petasus is a noun.
How do you pronounce petasus?
Petasus is pronounced /ˈpɛtəsəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of petasus?
The plural of petasus is petasi.

Words near petasus in the dictionary

  1. petasii
  2. petasius
  3. petasma
  4. petasoi
  5. petasos
  6. petasus
  7. petaton
  8. petatons
  9. petaurid
  10. petaurids
  11. petaurine

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