nux, nucis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
nut;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nux | nuces |
| Gen. | nucis | nucum, nucium |
| Dat. | nuci | nucibus |
| Acc. | nucem | nuces |
| Voc. | nux | nuces |
| Abl. | nuce | nucibus |
Examples
Liber I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...inopi metuens formica senectae. contemplator item, cum se nux plurima siluis induet in florem et ramos curuabit olentis..."Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...senectae dantque locum mensis paulum seducta secundis: hic nux, hic mixta est rugosis carica palmis prunaque..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...sermonis amore in multos poteras ora vacare cibos. nux erat esca tibi, causaeque papavera somni, pellebatque sitim simplicis..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...pullo atque haedo; tum pensilis uva secundas et nux ornabat mensas cum duplice ficu. post hoc ludus erat..."