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
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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."