dira, dirae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
curses, imprecations (pl.); bad omens, presages of evil; The Furies; Harpies;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dira | dirae |
| Gen. | dirae | dirarum |
| Dat. | dirae | diris |
| Acc. | diram | diras |
| Voc. | dira | dirae |
| Abl. | dira | diris |
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...ueritus se credere regnis abstinuit tellure rates. sed dira satelles regis dona ferens medium prouectus in aequor colla..."Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...somnos,castrorum uigiles, nullas tuba uerberet aures. 25crastina dira quies et imagine maesta diurnaundique funestas acies feret, undique..."Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...aduexerat herbas.inpia tot populis, tot surdas gentibus aurescaelicolum dirae conuertunt carmina gentis.una per aetherios exit uox illa recessus..."Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...causa pugnantibus aequa 230et ueniam sperare licet. pro dira pudorisfunera! nunc toto fatorum ignarus in orbe,Magne, paras..."Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...externa in proelia dextras.at, si funestas acies, si dira paratisproelia discordes, lacrimas ciuilibus armissecretumque damus. tractentur uolnera nullasacra..."Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...sollicitis uisum mortalibus addere curam, 5noscant uenturas ut dira per omina clades? siue parens rerum, cum primum informia..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...semine fitque voluntas eicere id quo se contendit dira lubido, [incitat inritans loca turgida semine multo] idque petit..."Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...primum terras Pompei colla secutusattigit et diras calcauit Caesar harenas,pugnauit fortuna ducis fatumque nocentisAegypti, regnum Lagi Romana..."