buxum, buxi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
boxwood; a box tree; instrument, pipe, flute (usually made of boxwood);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | buxum | buxa |
| Gen. | buxi | buxorum |
| Dat. | buxo | buxis |
| Acc. | buxum | buxa |
| Voc. | buxum | buxa |
| Abl. | buxo | buxis |
Examples
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...furens ululatibus obstat, obruat Idaeam quantum tuba Martia buxum, fatur et haec: 'nate indignos aditure labores, dividimur..."- P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...spatiis; stupet inscia supra impubesque manus mirata volubile buxum; dant animos plagae: non cursu segnior illo per medias..." - P
Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...arcus. nec tiliae leues aut torno rasile buxum non formam accipiunt ferroque cauantur acuto, nec non et torrentem..." - P
Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...amnicolaeque simul salices et aquatica lotos perpetuoque virens buxum tenuesque myricae et bicolor myrtus et bacis caerula tinus..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...lauri nigraque myrtus olent: Nec densum foliis buxum fragilesque myricae, Nec tenues cytisi cultaque pinus abest. Lenibus inpulsae..." - G
Liber V
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...inclusa; ab his gestatio in modum circi, quae buxum multiformem humilesque et retentas manu arbusculas circumit. Omnia maceria..."