Cynosura, Cynosurae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
Little Dipper/Bear (constellation); mythical person, nurse of Zeus;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Cynosura | Cynosurae |
| Gen. | Cynosurae | Cynosurarum |
| Dat. | Cynosurae | Cynosuris |
| Acc. | Cynosuram | Cynosuras |
| Voc. | Cynosura | Cynosurae |
| Abl. | Cynosura | Cynosuris |
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...cadit, quae nobis exit in Arcton. te segnis Cynosura subit, tu sicca profundo mergi Plaustra putas, nullumque..."Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...Pontumspectamus. quidquid descendet ab arbore summaArctophylax propiorque mari Cynosura feretur, 180in Syriae portus tendit ratis. inde Canoposexcipit, Australi..."Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...rates non flexo limite ponticertior haud ullis duxit Cynosura carinis.(Phoenices primi, famae si creditur, ausi 220mansuram rudibus..."Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...lubricus Anguis magnoque minor iuncta Draconi frigida duro Cynosura gelu, custosque sui tardus plaustri iam non stabilis ruet..."
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...lucebis ab omni parte poli neque erit Tyriae Cynosura carinae certior aut Grais Helice servanda magistris..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...Nonacria rura Tonanti, diues et Orchomenos pecorum et Cynosura ferarum Aepytios idem ardor agros Psophidaque celsam uastat..."