clepsydra, clepsydrae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
water-clock; (used for timing speakers); time of one clock (20 minutes);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | clepsydra | clepsydrae |
| Gen. | clepsydrae | clepsydrarum |
| Dat. | clepsydrae | clepsydris |
| Acc. | clepsydram | clepsydras |
| Voc. | clepsydra | clepsydrae |
| Abl. | clepsydra | clepsydris |
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...horis, Cinna, decem dicere uerba nouem? Sed modo clepsydras ingenti uoce petisti quattuor. O quantum, Cinna, tacere potes..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Catullo Lesbia: pauca cupit qui numerare potest. Septem clepsydras magna tibi uoce petenti arbiter inuitus, Caeciliane, dedit..."- G
Liber VI
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...increbruit passim et invaluit consuetudo binas vel singulas clepsydras, interdum etiam dimidias et dandi et petendi..." - G
Liber I
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...iubere posset tacere quemcumque, huic silentium clepsydra indici, et quem interfari nefas esset, hunc etiam convicia audire..."