ampulla, ampullae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bottle, jar, flask for holding liquids; inflated expressions, bombast;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ampulla | ampullae |
| Gen. | ampullae | ampullarum |
| Dat. | ampullae | ampullis |
| Acc. | ampullam | ampullas |
| Voc. | ampulla | ampullae |
| Abl. | ampulla | ampullis |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...aurum, Aspice. Quot digitos exuit iste calix! CX Ampulla potoria. Hac licet in gemma, servat quae nomina Cosmi..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: "Sibilla, ti thelis..."Domitianus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...super cenam praeter Matianum malum et modicam in ampulla potiunculam sumeret. Convivabatur frequenter ac large, sed paene raptim..."Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...illam vitam, quae cum virtute degatur, ampulla aut strigilis accedat, sumpturum sapientem eam vitam potius, quo haec adiecta..."Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...Peleus, cum pauper et exul uterque proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia uerba, si curat cor spectantis tetigisse querella..."