colubra, colubrae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
serpent, snake; (forming hair of mythical monsters); Furies; (head of) Hydra;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | colubra | colubrae |
| Gen. | colubrae | colubrarum |
| Dat. | colubrae | colubris |
| Acc. | colubram | colubras |
| Voc. | colubra | colubrae |
| Abl. | colubra | colubris |
Examples
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Quid istic inest? P. Quas tu edes colubras. G. Quid tam iracundu's? PIN. Si in te pudor..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...comae per terga solutae surgunt aduersa subrectae fronte colubrae uipereumque fluit depexo crine uenenum. hoc habet infelix, cunctis..."Satura V
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...temeraria lina Charybdim: uos anguilla manet longae cognata colubrae aut ~glacie aspersus~ maculis Tiberinus et ipse uernula riparum..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...exitum facturam? Ille miluo volanti poterat ungues resecare; colubra restem non parit. Glyco, Glyco dedit suas; itaque quamdiu..."Metamorphoses VI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tremens inmurmurat atrae, utque salire solet mutilatae cauda colubrae, palpitat et moriens dominae vestigia quaerit. hoc quoque post..."Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...turbata capillos movit et obstantes reiecit ab ore colubras atque ita 'non longis opus est ambagibus,' inquit; 'facta..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...acutum utque lupi barbam variae cum dente colubrae abdiderint furtim terris et imagine cerea largior arserit ignis..."