harpe, harpes:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 6th
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
curved sword, scimitar; sickle; marine bird of prey (unidentified);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | harpe | harpae |
| Gen. | harpes | harparum |
| Dat. | harpae | harpis |
| Acc. | harpen | harpas |
| Voc. | harpe | harpae |
| Abl. | harpe | harpis |
Examples
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hunc stratioticum nuntium advenientem probe percutiam. HARP. Ostium pultabo atque intus evocabo aliquem foras. PS. Quisquis es, compendium..."Metamorphoses V
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Perseus et inermia frustra bracchia tendentem Cyllenide confodit harpe. Verum ubi virtutem turbae succumbere vidit, 'auxilium' Perseus, 'quoniam..."