scopulus, scopuli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
rock, boulder;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | scopulus | scopuli |
| Gen. | scopuli | scopulorum |
| Dat. | scopulo | scopulis |
| Acc. | scopulum | scopulos |
| Voc. | scopule | scopuli |
| Abl. | scopulo | scopulis |
Examples
- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...ille tremor Ponti saevique repertor Hydaspis et piratarum scopulus, modo quem ter ovantem Iuppiter horruerat, quem tracto gurgite..." - P
Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...silices prior edidit aetas. nunc quoque in Euboico scopulus brevis eminet alto gurgite et humanae servat vestigia formae..." - P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...usus praestet tibi' dixit 'alumnus!' inminet aequoribus scopulus: pars ima cavatur fluctibus et tectas defendit ab imbribus undas..."