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
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...metu et verecundia contracta, adhortationibus fortis, disputationibus teres, miseratione flexa et flebilis et consulto quasi obscurior..."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..."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..."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..."