aculeus, aculei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sting, spine, thorn, prickle, point, spike; barb; pang, prick; sarcasm;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aculeus | aculei |
| Gen. | aculei | aculeorum |
| Dat. | aculeo | aculeis |
| Acc. | aculeum | aculeos |
| Voc. | aculee | aculei |
| Abl. | aculeo | aculeis |
Examples
- T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...atque occasio. iam dudum meum ille pectus pnngit aculeus, quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedis meas. nam epistula..." - T
Liber XXXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...etiam gloriosius se pugnare putant; iidem, cum aculeus sagittae aut glandis abditae introrsus tenui uulnere in speciem urit..."