caverna, cavernae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
|aperture; orifice (body); interior (Trojan horse); celestial sphere; "depths";
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | caverna | cavernae |
| Gen. | cavernae | cavernarum |
| Dat. | cavernae | cavernis |
| Acc. | cavernam | cavernas |
| Voc. | caverna | cavernae |
| Abl. | caverna | cavernis |
Examples
- T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...omnis Acherunta reamur liquisse et magnas caeli complesse cavernas, Æusque adeo tetra nimborum nocte coorta inpendent atrae formidinis..." - T
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...omnis Acherunta rearis liquisse et magnas caeli complesse cavernas. usque adeo taetra nimborum nocte coorta inpendent atrae Formidinis..." - T
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...magnis multisque coortis disiactare solet magnum mare transtra cavernas antemnas prorem malos tonsasque natantis, per terrarum omnis oras..." - P
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...detecta apparuit ingens regia, et umbrosae penitus patuere cavernae, non secus ac si qua penitus vi terra dehiscens..." - P
Aeneid II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...virum sortiti corpora furtim includunt caeco lateri penitusque cavernas ingentis uterumque armato milite complent. est in conspectu Tenedos..." - P
Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...vias, quotiensque movetur, has finire potest, illas aperire cavernas; sive leves imis venti cohibentur in antris saxaque..." - P
Metamorphoses V
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...mihi pervia tellus praebet iter, subterque imas ablata cavernas hic caput attollo desuetaque sidera cerno. ergo dum Stygio..."