cordyla, cordylae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
young tunny; fry of the tunny (L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cordyla | cordylae |
| Gen. | cordylae | cordylarum |
| Dat. | cordylae | cordylis |
| Acc. | cordylam | cordylas |
| Voc. | cordyla | cordylae |
| Abl. | cordyla | cordylis |
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fila resecta suis, mox vetus et tenui major cordyla lacerto, sed quam cum rutae frondibus ova tegant; altera..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...uindicem parare, ne nigram cito raptus in culinam cordylas madida tegas papyro uel turis piperisue sis cucullus. Faustini..."