burrus, burra, burrum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Early
red;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | burrus | burri |
| Gen. | burri | burrorum |
| Dat. | burro | — |
| Acc. | burrum | burros |
| Voc. | burre | burri |
| Abl. | burro | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | burra | burrae |
| Gen. | burrae | burrarum |
| Dat. | burrae | — |
| Acc. | burram | burras |
| Voc. | burra | burrae |
| Abl. | burra | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | burrum | burra |
| Gen. | burri | burrorum |
| Dat. | burro | — |
| Acc. | burrum | burra |
| Voc. | burrum | burra |
| Abl. | burro | — |
Examples
Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...finiat senectus et sis inuidia fauente felix, sic Burrus cito sentiat parentem: admittas timidam breuemque chartam intra limina..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...prima nouo signat quinquennia lustro, impleat innumeras Burrus Olympiadas. Fac rata uota patris: sic te tua diligat arbor..."- L
de Clementia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...medium adduxit. 2. Animadversurus in latrones duos Burrus praefectus tuus, vir egregius et tibi principi natus, exigebat..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quoque in locum aliarum dedimus aliquando, unde "Burrus" et "Bruges" et "balaena". Nec non eadem fecit ex "duello..." - P
Liber XIV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...amicos obiciendo: quod contra subsidium sibi, nisi quid Burrus et Seneca? [expurgens] quos statim acciverat, incertum..." - P
Liber XIII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...prodigentiam mire congruebat. Ibaturque in caedes, nisi Afranius Burrus et Annaeus Seneca obviam issent. hi rectores imperatoriae iuventae..."