mantum

English

Etymology

Noun

mantum

The mantle worn by the pope, which is very similar to a cope, but longer and fastened in the front by an elaborate morse.

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Gaulish *mantos, *mantalos (“trodden road”), from Proto-Celtic *mantos, *mantlos, from Proto-Indo-European *menH- (“tread, press together; crumble”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈman.tum/, [ˈman.tũ]

Noun

mantum n (genitive mantī); second declension

a Spanish cloak

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mantum	manta
Genitive	mantī	mantōrum
Dative	mantō	mantīs
Accusative	mantum	manta
Ablative	mantō	mantīs
Vocative	mantum	manta

References

mantum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mantum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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