canina, caninae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
dog flesh/meat; [canis caninam non est => dog does not eat dog/is not dog meat];
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | canina | caninae |
| Gen. | caninae | caninarum |
| Dat. | caninae | caninis |
| Acc. | caninam | caninas |
| Voc. | canina | caninae |
| Abl. | canina | caninis |
Examples
Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...exul et clivi, Interque raucos ultimus rogatores Oret caninas panis inprobi buccas; Illi December longus et madens bruma..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...causa exiget credam. IX. Ea est enim prorsus "canina", ut ait Appius, "eloquentia", cognituram male dicendi subire: quod..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...bellum coacti sunt. Diu noctuque laborare, festinare. Canina, ut ait Appius, facundia exercebatur. In nuda, in tecta corpora..."
