Latin search results for: Hermae

#1

noun

  • declension: undeclined

Definitions:

  1. (Greek god Hermes = Roman Mercury)
  2. herm (pillar with bust of Hermes)
  3. Hermes
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: Mythology
  • Geography: Italy/Rome
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2

noun

  • declension: 1st declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. (head of Hermes on quadrangular pillar)
  2. metallic bust serving as reliquary
  • Age: Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)