ampulla, ampullae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bottle, jar, flask for holding liquids; inflated expressions, bombast;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ampulla | ampullae |
| Gen. | ampullae | ampullarum |
| Dat. | ampullae | ampullis |
| Acc. | ampullam | ampullas |
| Voc. | ampulla | ampullae |
| Abl. | ampulla | ampullis |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...aurum, Aspice. Quot digitos exuit iste calix! CX Ampulla potoria. Hac licet in gemma, servat quae nomina Cosmi..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent: "Sibilla, ti thelis..." - G
Domitianus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...super cenam praeter Matianum malum et modicam in ampulla potiunculam sumeret. Convivabatur frequenter ac large, sed paene raptim..." - M
Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...illam vitam, quae cum virtute degatur, ampulla aut strigilis accedat, sumpturum sapientem eam vitam potius, quo haec adiecta..." - Q
Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...Peleus, cum pauper et exul uterque proicit ampullas et sesquipedalia uerba, si curat cor spectantis tetigisse querella..."