teres, (gen.), teretis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
smooth; tapering;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | teretia |
| Acc. | teres | teretia |
| Voc. | — | teretia |
Examples
- M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...metu et verecundia contracta, adhortationibus fortis, disputationibus teres, miseratione flexa et flebilis et consulto quasi obscurior..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...Hymen Hymenaee io, io Hymen Hymenaee. mitte brachiolum teres, praetextate, puellulae: iam cubile adeat viri. io Hymen Hymenaee..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...apte, collocat, ut limbus totumque adpareat aurum, ut teres in dextra, qua somnos ducit et arcet, virga..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...contemnere honores fortis, et in se ipso totus, teres atque rotundus, externi nequid valeat per leve morari..."