anilis, anilis, anile:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
old-womanish; of an old woman; inflicted by an old woman; old wives tale;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anile | anilia |
| Acc. | anile | anilia |
| Voc. | anile | anilia |
Examples
- L
de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...insaniam testantis foeditas erat, tanta oculorum sub fronte anili latentium toruitas, tanta capitis destituti et ~emendacitatis~ capillis adspersi..." - L
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...gigas! o quanta, Titan, in nihil moles abit; anilis, heu me, recipit Alciden sinus, hic cumulus ille..." - P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...noctes festina diesque urgebam, et tela curas solabar anilis. quo sequar? aut quae nunc artus avulsaque membra..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...furialia membra exuit, in vultus sese transformat anilis et frontem obscenam rugis arat, induit albos cum vitta crinis..." - P
Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...permittere flammae.' sic ait. illa gradum studio celebrabat anili. at trepida et coeptis immanibus effera Dido sanguineam volvens..." - P
Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...florentia venti!' Haec ubi nequiquam formae deus aptus anili edidit, in iuvenem rediit et anilia demit instrumenta sibi..." - P
Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...orat, ut ipsi indicet, et gremio lacrimantem tollit anili atque ita conplectens infirmis membra lacertis "sensimus," inquit "amas..." - P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cortice sicco nutrit et ad flammas anima producit anili multifidasque faces ramaliaque arida tecto detulit et minuit parvoque..."