obrussa, obrussae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
assay; test; assaying/testing of gold; [aurum ad ~ => tested/fine gold];
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | obrussa | obrussae |
| Gen. | obrussae | obrussarum |
| Dat. | obrussae | obrussis |
| Acc. | obrussam | obrussas |
| Voc. | obrussa | obrussae |
| Abl. | obrussa | obrussis |
Examples
- L
Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...alienum non venturus arbitrium probatur; haec eius obrussa est. Non potest athleta magnos spiritus ad certamen afferre..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...etiam periscelides resolvit et reticulum aureum, quem ex obrussa esse dicebat. Notavit haec Trimalchio iussitque afferri omnia..."
