coclea, cocleae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
snail; (form of) a snail shell; spiral; screw (press/water); winding entrance;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coclea | cocleae |
| Gen. | cocleae | coclearum |
| Dat. | cocleae | cocleis |
| Acc. | cocleam | cocleas |
| Voc. | coclea | cocleae |
| Abl. | coclea | cocleis |
Examples
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...prolatae res sunt nostris dentibus. quasi, cum caletur, cocleae in occulto latent, suo sibi suco vivont..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...pinguis mihi turtur erit, lactuca valebis; et cocleas tibi habe. Perdere nolo famem. LIV. Perna. Cerretana mihi fiat..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...summo habuimus caseum mollem et sapam et cocleas singulas et cordae frusta et hepatia in catillis..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...vitellus. tostis marcentem squillis recreabis et Afra potorem coclea; nam lactuca innatat acri post vinum stomacho; perna magis..."BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...aversum proeliantibus erat, animum advertit inter saxa repentis cocleas, quarum cum unam atque alteram, dein plures peteret, studio..."