gallinaceus, gallinacea, gallinaceum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
of/belonging to domestic poultry, poultry-; [cunila ~ => wild marjoram];
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gallinaceus | gallinacei |
| Gen. | gallinacei | gallinaceorum |
| Dat. | gallinaceo | — |
| Acc. | gallinaceum | gallinaceos |
| Voc. | gallinacee | gallinacei |
| Abl. | gallinaceo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gallinacea | gallinaceae |
| Gen. | gallinaceae | gallinacearum |
| Dat. | gallinaceae | — |
| Acc. | gallinaceam | gallinaceas |
| Voc. | gallinacea | gallinaceae |
| Abl. | gallinacea | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gallinaceum | gallinacea |
| Gen. | gallinacei | gallinaceorum |
| Dat. | gallinaceo | — |
| Acc. | gallinaceum | gallinacea |
| Voc. | gallinaceum | gallinacea |
| Abl. | gallinaceo | — |
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...lucem cenemus". [LXXIV] Haec dicente eo gallus gallinaceus cantavit. Qua voce confusus Trimalchio vinum sub mensa iussit effundi..."Vitellius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...profluentem excidit; mox Viennae pro tribunali iura reddenti gallinaceus supra umerum ac deinde in capite astitit. Quibus ostentis..."