serperastra

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from serpō (creep, crawl) + rāstrum (rake, hoe).

Pronunciation

Noun

serperastra n pl (genitive serperastrōrum); second declension

  1. (plural only) knee splints or knee bandages for straightening the crooked legs of children

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

plural
nominative serperastra
genitive serperastrōrum
dative serperastrīs
accusative serperastra
ablative serperastrīs
vocative serperastra

References

  • serperastra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • serperastra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.