acanthis, acanthidis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
small song-bird (thistle/gold finch L+S); groundsel (plant Senecio vulgaris);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acanthis | acanthides |
| Gen. | acanthidis | acanthidum, acanthidium |
| Dat. | acanthidi | acanthidibus |
| Acc. | acanthidem | acanthides |
| Voc. | acanthis | acanthides |
| Abl. | acanthide | acanthidibus |
Examples
- P
Liber IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...sera comantem narcissum aut flexi tacuissem vimen acanthi pallentesque hederas et amantes litora myrtos. Namque sub Oebaliae memini..." - P
Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...referam sudantia ligno balsamaque et bacas semper frondentis acanthi? quid nemora Aethiopum molli canentia lana, uelleraque ut foliis..."