concubinus, concubini:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
catamite; male paramour; kept man, one who lives in concubinage;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | concubinus | concubini |
| Gen. | concubini | concubinorum |
| Dat. | concubino | concubinis |
| Acc. | concubinum | concubinos |
| Voc. | concubine | concubini |
| Abl. | concubino | concubinis |
Examples
- G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...iocatio, nec nuces pueris neget desertum domini audiens concubinus amorem. da nuces pueris, iners concubine! satis diu lusisti..." - G
de Bello Hispaniensi
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...tempore servum iussit et libertum qui fuisset eius concubinus, alterum se iugulare, alterum pyram incendere. Oppidani autem, simul..."