insomnis, insomnis, insomne:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
sleepless;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | insomne | insomnia |
| Acc. | insomne | insomnia |
| Voc. | insomne | insomnia |
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...permixto libamina Baccho;graminei luxere foci, iunctoque cubiliextrahit insomnis bellorum fabula noctes, 200quo primum steterint campo, qua lancea..."Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...axes, atria cognati pulsat non ampla Catonis. inuenit insomni uoluentem publica cura fata uirum casusque urbis cunctisque timentem..."X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...tacentibus tenebris venerat tempus dulcissimum matri. iacebat haec insomnis, inquieta, cum diceret: 'iam statim apparebit, iam statim veniet..."
Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...regina ut roseis Auroram surgere bigis vidit et insomni lassatas turbine tandem conticuisse domos, stabilem quando optima facta..."
Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...auxilii. uidet alto ex aethere clausa moenia et insomni uallum statione teneri: horruit irarum stimulis motaque uerendum turbauit..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...virtute relatus Thermodontiaco caelatus balteus auro, pomaque ab insomni concustodita dracone? nec mihi centauri potuere resistere..."