praepes, (gen.), praepetis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
flying straight ahead; nimble, fleet; winged;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | praepetia |
| Acc. | praepes | praepetia |
| Voc. | — | praepetia |
Examples
- M
Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...pinnae Arcados auctoris citharae liquidaeque palaestrae, et subitus praepes Cyllenida sustulit harpen, harpen alterius monstri iam caede rubentem..." - A
Liber VII
Aulus Gellius
"...praepetem" appellavit in hoc versu: dum dat vincendi praepes Victoria palmam. Cur autem non Q. quoque Ennium reprehendit..." - P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...iaculo cervos cursuque fatigat acer, anhelanti similis, quem praepes ab Ida sublimem pedibus rapuit Iovis armiger uncis; longaevi..." - P
Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tecta favilla, congerie e media tum primum cognita praepes subvolat et cineres plausis everberat alis. et sonus..." - P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...visam fera saevit in umbram, utque Iovis praepes, vacuo cum vidit in arvo praebentem Phoebo liventia terga draconem..."