colocasia, colocasiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
- Geography:
- Egypt
Egyptian bean (lily); (plant/fruit);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | colocasia | colocasiae |
| Gen. | colocasiae | colocasiarum |
| Dat. | colocasiae | colocasiis |
| Acc. | colocasiam | colocasias |
| Voc. | colocasia | colocasiae |
| Abl. | colocasia | colocasiis |
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...materna gravi de sue volva capit. LVII. Colocasia. Niliacum ridebis holus lanasque sequaces, inproba cum morsu fila manuque..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...parco sordidus asse cliens. Lenta minus gracili crescunt colocasia filo, plena magis nimio lilia sole cadunt; nec uaga..."Ecloga IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...errantis hederas passim cum baccare tellus mixtaque ridenti colocasia fundet acantho. ipsae lacte domum referent distenta capellae ubera..."