ales, (gen.), alitis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
winged, having wings; swift/quick; [ales deus => Mercury; ales puer => Cupid];
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | alitia |
| Acc. | ales | alitia |
| Voc. | — | alitia |
Examples
- M
Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...defluxit ab aethere tabesmembraque deiecit iam lassis unguibus ales. 840sic quoque non omnis populus peruenit ad ossainque feras..." - T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...venenet; quo simul ac primum pennis delata sit ales, impediatur ibi caeco correpta veneno, ut cadat e regione..." Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...CCXVI Auceps. Non tantum calamis, sed cantu fallitur ales, Callida dum tacita crescit harundo manu. CCXVII Accipiter. Praedo..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...salax. LXVIII. Galbuli. Galbina decipitur calamis et retibus ales, turget adhuc viridi cum rudis uva mero. LXIX. Cattae..."Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...propinquus eris. LV Luce propinquorum, qua plurima mittitur ales, dum Stellae turdos, dum tibi, Flacce, paro, succurrit nobis..."- L
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...tanta gelidi Strymonis fugiens minas permutat hiemes ales et caelum secans tepente Nilo pensat Arctoas niues, quot ille..." - L
Agamemnon
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...irritus redeunte totiens luditur saxo labor, ubi tondet ales auida fecundum iecur, et inter undas feruida exustus siti..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...enim non praepete tanto aethera respiceret? Zephyro conuertitur ales itque super Libyen, quae nullo consita cultu sideribus Phoeboque..."