malleus, mallei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
hammer; mallet, maul; (also medical for the inner ear bone);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | malleus | mallei |
| Gen. | mallei | malleorum |
| Dat. | malleo | malleis |
| Acc. | malleum | malleos |
| Voc. | mallee | mallei |
| Abl. | malleo | malleis |
Examples
- L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...subtilis mihi quaestio videtur quam Posidonio, utrum malleus in usu esse prius an forcipes coeperint. Utraque invenit aliquis..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...dextra libratus ab aure tempora discussit claro cava malleus ictu. ut tamen ingratos in pectora fudit odores..."