acus
acus, aceris
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
husks of grain/beans, chaff;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | acus | acera |
| Gen. | aceris | acerum, acerium |
| Dat. | aceri | aceribus |
| Acc. | acus | acera |
| Voc. | acus | acera |
| Abl. | acere | aceribus |
Text excerpts
Matching passages for this spelling. Other inflected forms of the same lemma may appear elsewhere; excerpts are not translations.
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...verminat auris, Arma damus tantis apta libidinibus. XXIV Acus aurea. Splendida ne madidi violent bombycina crines, Figat acus..."- P
Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...apti et tibi nullius causa doloris erant. non acus abrupit, non vallum pectinis illos. ornatrix tuto corpore semper..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...laborat. 140candida Sidonio perlucent pectora filo,quod Nilotis acus conpressum pectine Serumsoluit et extenso laxauit stamina uelo.dentibus..." Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...litore ranas Et satius tenues ducere credis acus, Ad sua captivum quam saxa remittere mullum, Visus erit libris..."- P
Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...nomina cera et medium tenuis in iecur egit acus? carmine laesa Ceres sterilem vanescit in herbam, deficiunt laesi..."