anas, anatis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
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Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anas | anates |
| Gen. | anatis | anatum, anatium |
| Dat. | anati | anatibus |
| Acc. | anatem | anates |
| Voc. | anas | anates |
| Abl. | anate | anatibus |
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...facta corona placet. LII. Anates. Tota quidem ponatur anas, sed pectore tantum et cervice sapit: cetera redde coco..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...sunt faciles: at albus anser et pictis anas renovata pennis plebeium sapit. Vltimis ab oris attractus scarus atque..." - P
Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cerva lupum longeque lacu deprensa relicto accipitrem fluvialis anas; quam Troius heros insequitur celeremque metu celer urget amore..." - G
Liber I
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI III DE BELLO CIVILI
"...saltu Castulonensi ad Anam duabus legionibus, tertius ab Ana Vettonum agrum Lusitaniamque pari numero legionum optinebat, officia inter..."