cuneus, cunei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wedge; wedge-shaped stone/area/rack/block of seats; battalion/etc in a wedge;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cuneus | cunei |
| Gen. | cunei | cuneorum |
| Dat. | cuneo | cuneis |
| Acc. | cuneum | cuneos |
| Voc. | cunee | cunei |
| Abl. | cuneo | cuneis |
Examples
Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...instructa certo modo acies appellari solet: "frons", "subsidia", "cuneus", "orbis", "globus", "forfices", "serra", "alae", "turres". II. Haec..."Liber XXII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Galli Hispanique steterant, aliquantum prominente acie. Qui cuneus ut pulsus aequauit frontem primum, deinde cedendo etiam sinum..."Liber X
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...scuta verutisque raris in corpora ipsa fixis sternitur cuneus ita ut magna pars integris corporibus attoniti conciderent. Haec..."Liber V
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...mole, quam eductam in Rhenum rettulimus, Bructerorum cuneus transnatavit. Turbata ibi res et pellebatur sociarum cohortium acies..."