bitumen, bituminis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bitumen, pitch, asphalt (generic name for various hydrocarbons);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bitumen | bitumina |
| Gen. | bituminis | bituminum, bituminium |
| Dat. | bitumini | bituminibus |
| Acc. | bitumen | bitumina |
| Voc. | bitumen | bitumina |
| Abl. | bitumine | bituminibus |
Examples
- T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...sulpur in ipsa gignier et taetro concrescere odore bitumen, denique ubi argenti venas aurique secuntur, terrai penitus scrutantes..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...uertuntur; in quaedam uero terra umorque putrescunt, sicut bitumen et cetera huic similia. Haec est causa aquarum secundum..." - P
Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...pinguis unguine ceras scillamque elleborosque grauis nigrumque bitumen. non tamen ulla magis praesens fortuna laborum est quam..." - P
Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cortice guttae, utve tenax gravida manat tellure bitumen; utve sub adventu spirantis lene favoni sole remollescit quae frigore..." - P
Liber V
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...ferunt; periti imperitique nandi perinde attolluntur. Certo anni bitumen egerit, cuius legendi usum, ut ceteras artis, experientia docuit..."