acanthis, acanthidis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
small song-bird (thistle/gold finch L+S); groundsel (plant Senecio vulgaris);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acanthis | acanthides |
| Gen. | acanthidis | acanthidum, acanthidium |
| Dat. | acanthidi | acanthidibus |
| Acc. | acanthidem | acanthides |
| Voc. | acanthis | acanthides |
| Abl. | acanthide | acanthidibus |
Examples
Liber IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...sera comantem narcissum aut flexi tacuissem vimen acanthi pallentesque hederas et amantes litora myrtos. Namque sub Oebaliae memini..."Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...referam sudantia ligno balsamaque et bacas semper frondentis acanthi? quid nemora Aethiopum molli canentia lana, uelleraque ut foliis..."