retorta, retortae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Calepinus
- Age:
- Neo-Latin
- Field:
- Science
retort (chemistry);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | retorta | retortae |
| Gen. | retortae | retortarum |
| Dat. | retortae | retortis |
| Acc. | retortam | retortas |
| Voc. | retorta | retortae |
| Abl. | retorta | retortis |
Examples
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...aiunt imagines in speculo sed ipsa aspici corpora retorta oculorum acie et in se rursus reflexa. Nunc nihil..."Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...condat diem, ac uersa retro sidera obliquos agant retorta cursus. tuque, sidereum caput, radiate Titan, tu nefas stirpis..."