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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pelta: ae, f., = πέλτη,
I a small, light shield in the shape of a half-moon, originally used by the Thracians and other barbarous people, Liv. 28, 5, 11; Verg. A. 1, 490; 7, 743; Ov. P. 3, 1, 96; Sil. 2, 80; Plin. 12, 5, 11, § 23; Sen. Hip. 402; Vulg. 2 Par. 23, 9.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pelta,¹³ æ, f. (πέλτη), pelte, petit bouclier en forme de croissant [primitivement de cuir et porté par les Thraces, les Amazones] : Nep. Iph. 1, 4 ; Liv. 28, 5, 11 ; Virg. En. 1, 490.

Latin > German (Georges)

pelta, ae, f. (πέλτη), ein kleiner, leichter Schild von der Gestalt eines Halbmondes, die Pelta, die Tartsche, Nep. Iphicr. 1, 4. Liv. 28, 5, 11. Verg. Aen. 1, 490.