colum, coli:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/Medical
large intestine; colon; pain in large intestine, colic;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | colum | cola |
| Gen. | coli | colorum |
| Dat. | colo | colis |
| Acc. | colum | cola |
| Voc. | colum | cola |
| Abl. | colo | colis |
Examples
- T
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...domi sola sum, sopor manus caluitur. Iussin colum ferri mihi? CLE. Myrrhina, salue. MY. Salue mecastor: sed quid..." - T
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...liquor almus aquarum? et quamvis subito per colum vina videmus perfluere, at contra tardum cunctatur olivom, aut quia..." Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...pulvere natos, Sed Surrentinae leve toreuma rotae. CIII Colum nivarium. Setinos, moneo, nostra nive frange trientes: Pauperiore mero..."- G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...vertice vittae, aeternumque manus carpebant rite laborem. laeva colum molli lana retinebat amictum, dextera tum leviter deducens fila..."