eruca, erucae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rocket (rocquette), cruciformous herb (Eruca sativa); (salad/aphrodisiac);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | eruca | erucae |
| Gen. | erucae | erucarum |
| Dat. | erucae | erucis |
| Acc. | erucam | erucas |
| Voc. | eruca | erucae |
| Abl. | eruca | erucis |
Examples
Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...desit, luctaris demens tu tamen arrigere. Sed nihil erucae faciunt bulbique salaces, inproba nec prosunt iam satureia tibi..."- Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...sine aceto, quod Methymnaeam vitio mutaverit uvam. erucas viridis, inulas ego primus amaras monstravi incoquere; inlutos Curtillus echinos..."