sagittarius, sagittari(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 4th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
archer, bowman; fletcher, maker of arrows; Archer (constellation/zodiac sign);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sagittarius | sagittarii |
| Gen. | — | sagittariorum |
| Dat. | sagittario | sagittariis |
| Acc. | sagittarium | sagittarios |
| Voc. | sagittarie | sagittarii |
| Abl. | sagittario | sagittariis |
Examples
- A
Liber IX
Aulus Gellius
"...oppidanis desuper e muris propugnari describeret, ita scripsit: "Sagittarius cum funditore utrimque summo studio spargunt fortissime. Sed sagittam..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...satis ponderis quos posset minus obsolefacta corrigere. Sagittarius non aliquando ferire debet, sed aliquando deerrare..." - P
Liber XIII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...comminus resisterent, refugos non sequerentur. in cornibus pedes sagittarius et cetera manus equitum ibat, productior cornu sinistro..."