achates, achatae:
Common · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 7th
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
agate;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | achates | achatae |
| Gen. | achatae | achatarum |
| Dat. | achatae | achatis |
| Acc. | achaten, achatam | achatas |
| Voc. | achate, achata | achatae |
| Abl. | achate, achata | achatis |
Examples
- M
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...crustata domus sectisque nitebatmarmoribus, stabatque sibi non segnis achates 115purpureusque lapis, totaque effusus in aulacalcabatur onyx; hebenus Mareotica..." - P
Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...funera Turnus, interea Aenean Mnestheus et fidus Achates Ascaniusque comes castris statuere cruentum alternos longa nitentem cuspide gressus..." - P
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...matutinus agebat; filius huic Pallas, illi comes ibat Achates. congressi iungunt dextras mediisque residunt aedibus et licito tandem..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quin protinus omnia perlegerent oculis, ni iam praemissus Achates adforet atque una Phoebi Triviaeque sacerdos, Deiphobe Glauci, fatur..." - P
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...obscuros collis humilemque videmus Italiam. Italiam primus conclamat Achates, Italiam laeto socii clamore salutant. tum pater Anchises magnum..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...litore ponunt. Ac primum silici scintillam excudit Achates, succepitque ignem foliis, atque arida circum nutrimenta dedit, rapuitque..."