caballus, caballi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
horse, riding horse, packhorse; (classical usu. an inferior horse, nag);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caballus | caballi |
| Gen. | caballi | caballorum |
| Dat. | caballo | caballis |
| Acc. | caballum | caballos |
| Voc. | caballe | caballi |
| Abl. | caballo | caballis |
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...stolida procacitate, non est Tettius ille, sed caballus. 20 Coniugis audisset fatum cum Porcia Bruti et subtracta sibi..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quidem te vindicasti, sed mollis, debilis, lassus, tanquam caballus in clivo et operam et sudorem perdidisti. Nec contentus..."