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..."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..."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..."Liber XIV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...amicos obiciendo: quod contra subsidium sibi, nisi quid Burrus et Seneca? [expurgens] quos statim acciverat, incertum..."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..."