ansa, ansae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
handle (cup/jar/door), tiller; opening, opportunity; (rope) end, loop, hook;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ansa | ansae |
| Gen. | ansae | ansarum |
| Dat. | ansae | ansis |
| Acc. | ansam | ansas |
| Voc. | ansa | ansae |
| Abl. | ansa | ansis |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Urceus fictilis. Hic tibi donatur pansa ruber urceus ansa. Stoicus hoc gelidam Fronto petebat aquam. CVII Calathi..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...suspiciamque tuum? hanc tibi virtutem fracta facit urceus ansa, et tristis nullo qui tepet igne focus, et teges..."Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...virum. LVII Nil est tritius Hedyli lacernis: non ansae veterum Corinthiorum, nec crus compede lubricum decenni, nec ruptae..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...omnia per foramen valvae, quod paulo ante ansa ostioli rupta laxaverat, favebamque ego vapulanti. Giton autem non oblitus..." - P
Ecloga VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...capiti delapsa iacebant, et grauis attrita pendebat cantharus ansa. Adgressi (nam saepe senex spe carminis ambo luserat) iniciunt..." - P
Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...Alcimedon duo pocula fecit et molli circum est ansas amplexus acantho Orpheaque in medio posuit silvasque sequentis; necdum..."