metreta, metretae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Field:
- Science
Greek liquid measure;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | metreta | metretae |
| Gen. | metretae | metretarum |
| Dat. | metretae | metretis |
| Acc. | metretam | metretas |
| Voc. | metreta | metretae |
| Abl. | metreta | metretis |
Examples
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...corpore, agrum se vendidisse atque ea pecunia navem, metretas quae trecentas tolleret, parasse atque ea se mercis mercatum..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...uendere uerba reis, plurimus Hispanas mittet mihi nauta metretas et fiet uario sordidus aere sinus. At nunc conuiua..."