bitumen, bituminis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bitumen, pitch, asphalt (generic name for various hydrocarbons);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bitumen | bitumina |
| Gen. | bituminis | bituminum, bituminium |
| Dat. | bitumini | bituminibus |
| Acc. | bitumen | bitumina |
| Voc. | bitumen | bitumina |
| Abl. | bitumine | bituminibus |
Examples
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...sulpur in ipsa gignier et taetro concrescere odore bitumen, denique ubi argenti venas aurique secuntur, terrai penitus scrutantes..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...uertuntur; in quaedam uero terra umorque putrescunt, sicut bitumen et cetera huic similia. Haec est causa aquarum secundum..."Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...pinguis unguine ceras scillamque elleborosque grauis nigrumque bitumen. non tamen ulla magis praesens fortuna laborum est quam..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cortice guttae, utve tenax gravida manat tellure bitumen; utve sub adventu spirantis lene favoni sole remollescit quae frigore..."Liber V
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...ferunt; periti imperitique nandi perinde attolluntur. Certo anni bitumen egerit, cuius legendi usum, ut ceteras artis, experientia docuit..."