caestus, caestus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
boxing-glove, strip of leather weighted with lead/iron tied to boxer's hands;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caestus | caestus |
| Gen. | caestus | caestuum |
| Dat. | caestui | caestibus |
| Acc. | caestum | caestus |
| Voc. | caestus | caestus |
| Abl. | caestu | caestibus |
Examples
Liber V
Aulus Gellius
"...item alibi: in medium geminos inmani pondere caestus proiecit ac similiter: domus sanie dapibusque cruentis, intus opaca, ingens..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...litore pugnae. iam veniet diros Amycus qui tollere caestus imperet et vasto qui vertice nubila pulset. talis..."
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...orbe recusso discus et Oebalii coeunt in proelia caestus. at si ipsi rabies ferrique insana uoluptas qua tumet..."Liber Sextus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...inuiderit, ensem. nunc opus est animis: infestos tollite caestus comminus; haec bellis et ferro proxima uirtus.' constitit inmanis..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...condere discos et liquidam nodare palen et spargere caestus, ludus erat requiesque mihi; nec maior in istis sudor..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...agmine tanto audet adire virum manibusque inducere caestus. ergo alacris cunctosque putans excedere palma Aeneae stetit ante pedes..."Liber XIV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...quid superesse, nisi ut corpora quoque nudent et caestus adsumant easque pugnas pro militia et armis meditentur..."