platanus, platani:
Feminine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
plane-tree;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | platanus | platani |
| Gen. | platani | platanorum |
| Dat. | platano | platanis |
| Acc. | platanum | platanos |
| Voc. | platane | platani |
| Abl. | platano | platanis |
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...pecus. aedibus in mediis totos amplexa penates stat platanus densis Caesariana comis, hospitis invicti posuit quam dextera felix..."- L
Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...mare, caerula cum pratis mutat freta: hinc uerno platanus folio uiret et Phoebo laurus carum nemus; garrula..." - G
FRAGMENTA
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...vmbras, Atque hiemem tepidis spectabat Phoebus habenis: Iam platanus iactare comas, iam coeperat vuas Annumerare suas, defecto palmite..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...vides, quod aliis leporem excitavi?" Mobilis aestivas platanus diffuderat umbras et bacis redimita Daphne tremulaeque cupressus et circum..." - P
Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...utilis hastis enodisque abies curvataque glandibus ilex et platanus genialis acerque coloribus inpar amnicolaeque simul salices et aquatica..." - P
Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...fundat avitum Consulibus priscis condita testa merum. Nec platanus, nisi sera, potest obsistere Phoebo, Et laedunt nudos prata..."