coles, colis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
stalk/stem; stem of a cabbage/lettuce/etc; cabbage/lettuce; quill; penis;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | coles | coles |
| Gen. | colis | colium, colum |
| Dat. | coli | colibus |
| Acc. | colem, colim | coles |
| Voc. | coles | coles |
| Abl. | cole, coli | colibus |
Examples
- M
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...quos fortuna premit. fatis accede deisque,et cole felices, miseros fuge. sidera terraut distant et flamma mari..." Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...teruntur, Autumnis ibi me quattuor una tegit. I, cole nunc reges, quidquid non praestat amicus Cum praestare tibi..."- L
Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...reiecero'. Totam huc converte mentem, huic asside, hanc cole: ingens intervallum inter te et ceteros fiet; omnes mortales..." - L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...siluester ac uitae inscius tristem iuuentam Venere deserta coles? hoc esse munus credis indictum uiris, ut dura tolerent..." - P
Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...severos exue, nec rigidi iura tuere viri, et cole quos dederit — multos dabit — uxor amicos. gratia sic minimo..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...alba rotundis, ponere: namque marem cohibent callosa vitellum. cole suburbano qui siccis crevit in agris dulcior: inriguo nihil..."