saliva, salivae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
spittle; distinctive flavor;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | saliva | salivae |
| Gen. | salivae | salivarum |
| Dat. | salivae | salivis |
| Acc. | salivam | salivas |
| Voc. | saliva | salivae |
| Abl. | saliva | salivis |
Examples
- T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...muliebria conserat arva, adfigunt avide corpus iunguntque salivas oris et inspirant pressantes dentibus ora, ne quiquam, quoniam nihil..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...bene ac beate? a te sudor abest, abest saliva, mucusque et mala pituita nasi. hanc ad munditiem adde..."