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
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..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...etiam periscelides resolvit et reticulum aureum, quem ex obrussa esse dicebat. Notavit haec Trimalchio iussitque afferri omnia..."