croton, crotonis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
castor-oil tree (Ricinus communis);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | croton | crotones |
| Gen. | crotonis | crotonum, crotonium |
| Dat. | crotoni | crotonibus |
| Acc. | crotonem | crotones |
| Voc. | croton | crotones |
| Abl. | crotone | crotonibus |
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...Eumolpium congesserunt. <. . .> [CXXV] Dum haec magno tempore Crotone aguntur <. . .> et Eumolpus felicitate plenus prioris fortunae esset oblitus statum..."Liber XXIV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...oppugnationem appareret, eo maturius ad se defecturos. Crotone nec consilium unum inter populares nec uoluntas erat. unus uelut..."