aspis, aspidis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Whitaker
- Age:
- Later
- Geography:
- Africa
asp, venomous snake of North Africa;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aspis | aspides |
| Gen. | aspidis | aspidum, aspidium |
| Dat. | aspidi | aspidibus |
| Acc. | aspidem | aspides |
| Voc. | aspis | aspides |
| Abl. | aspide | aspidibus |
Examples
- C
Datames
Cornelius Nepos
"...quae gens iacet supra Ciliciam, confinis Cappadociae. Namque Aspis, saltuosam regionem castellisque munitam incolens, non solum imperio regis..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...inanibus. Taurum color rubicundus excitat, ad umbram aspis exsurgit, ursos leonesque mappa proritat: omnia quae natura fera..."