veru, verus:
Neuter · Noun · 4th declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
spit (for roasting meat); point of javelin/weapon; spiked railing (pl.);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | veru | verua |
| Gen. | verus | veruum |
| Dat. | veru | veribus |
| Acc. | veru | verua |
| Voc. | veru | verua |
| Abl. | veru | veribus |
Examples
- T
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...hinc aut ignem aut vascula aut cultrum aut veru aut aulam extarem, aut aliquid—quid verbis opust? Veneri..." - P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...nova figura oris. PA. papae. CH. color veru', corpu' solidum et suci plenum. PA. anni? CH. anni? sedecim..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...nocte. Interim coctores insulariique mulcant exclusum, et alius veru extis stridentibus plenum in oculos eius intentat, alius furca..."