ursus, ursi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
bear;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ursus | ursi |
| Gen. | ursi | ursorum |
| Dat. | urso | ursis |
| Acc. | ursum | ursos |
| Voc. | urse | ursi |
| Abl. | urso | ursis |
Examples
de Spectaculis
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial) from EPIGRAMMATON LIBRI
"...esse feris! XI Praeceps sanguinea dum se rotat ursus harena, inplicitam uisco perdidit ille fugam. Splendida iam tecto..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...dolor et bilis, si iusta coegerit ira, ursus erit: uacua dentes in pelle fatiges et tacitam quaeras, quam..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...comedi, nam ipsum aprum sapiebat. Et si, inquam, ursus homuncionem comest, quanto magis homuncio debet ursum comesse..." - Q
Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...triste bidental mouerit incestus; certe furit, ac uelut ursus, obiectos caueae ualuit si frangere clatros, indoctum doctumque fugat..."