culex, culicis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Field:
- Agriculture
gnat, midge, similar insect; (poem by Virgil); moving spots before eyes (pl.);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | culex | culices |
| Gen. | culicis | culicum, culicium |
| Dat. | culici | culicibus |
| Acc. | culicem | culices |
| Voc. | culex | culices |
| Abl. | culice | culicibus |
Examples
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...haec mihi dedisti. CLE. Eho tu, nili, cana culex: uix teneor, quin quae decent te dicam. Senecta aetate..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Ulixes Multiplici pariter condita pelle latent. CLXXXV Vergili Culex. Accipe facundi Culicem, studiose, Maronis, Ne nucibus positis ARMA..."Virgil
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE POETIS
"...condormisset et serpens ad eum proreperet, e palude culex provolavit atque inter duo tempora aculeum fixit pastori..."