cantharis, cantharidis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
blister-beetle (Cantharis vesicatoria); Spanish fly (medicine/poison); a worm;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cantharis | cantharides |
| Gen. | cantharidis | cantharidum, cantharidium |
| Dat. | cantharidi | cantharidibus |
| Acc. | cantharidem | cantharides |
| Voc. | cantharis | cantharides |
| Abl. | cantharide | cantharidibus |
Examples
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...suom quemque decet: quibus divitiae domi sunt, scaphiis cantharis batiocis bibunt, at nos nostro Samiolo poterio: tamen bibimus..."Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...circumfer mulsum, bibere da usque plenis cantharis. iam diu factum est, postquam bibimus; nimis diu sicci sumus..."