Rhenus, Rheni:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Geography:
- Germany
Rhine; (river dividing Gaul and Germany - in Caesar's Gallic War);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Rhenus | Rheni |
| Gen. | Rheni | Rhenorum |
| Dat. | Rheno | Rhenis |
| Acc. | Rhenum | Rhenos |
| Voc. | Rhene | Rheni |
| Abl. | Rheno | Rhenis |
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...aquis, concussaque tellus 115laxet iter fluuiis: hos campos Rhenus inundet,hos Rhodanus; uastos obliquent flumina fontes.Riphaeas huc solue..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...aureum. Haec illi sine sorte datur, cui nomina Rhenus Vera dedit. Deciens adde Falerna, puer. CLXXI BROYTOY PAIDION..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...puta te mergere, Flacce, caput. XCVI Marcia, non Rhenus, salit hic, Germane: quid obstas et puerum prohibes divitis..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Immo non soluet. Peruenisse tuam iam te scit Rhenus in urbem; nam populi uoces audit et ille..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...pulsibus calens Hister fractus cornu iam ter inprobo Rhenus teneat domantem regna perfidae gentis te, summe mundi rector..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Actiaci quod grauis ira freti? An tibi promisit Rhenus quod non dedit illi Nilus, et Arctois plus licuisset..."Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...medius inter pacata et hostilia fluit, Danuuius ac Rhenus, alter Sarmaticos impetus cohibens et Europam Asiamque disterminans, alter..."Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...reliquias eius primus calor dissipat. [2,20] Nec Rhenus nec Rhodanus nec Hister nec Caystrus subiacens Tmolo aestate..."