chorea, choreae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
round/ring dance; dancers; planet movement; magistrate court; multitude; choir;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | chorea | choreae |
| Gen. | choreae | chorearum |
| Dat. | choreae | choreis |
| Acc. | choream | choreas |
| Voc. | chorea | choreae |
| Abl. | chorea | choreis |
Examples
- T
Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...quondam occultasse feruntur, cum pueri circum puerum pernice chorea [armat et in numerum pernice chorea] armati in numerum..." Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...sibi quinta rapit. Nunc consul praetorve tenet reducesque choreae, Auditur toto saepe poeta die. Sed nec causidico possis..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quod trahunt uisontes et molles dare iussa quod choreas nigro belua non negat magistro: quis spectacula non putet..."- G
FRAGMENTA
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...paratae, Tinctus colore noctis Manu puer loquaci, Aeguptias choreas — Frag. III. Balneatricem — Pollice vsque ad periculum roso. Frag..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ludo et fulva luctantur harena; pars pedibus plaudunt choreas et carmina dicunt. nec non Threicius longa cum veste..." - P
Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...contempsere sequentem, ad numerum motis pedibus duxere choreas; inprobat has pastor saltuque imitatus agresti addidit obscenis convicia rustica..." - P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...deos ad sacra vocassent, inmemores nostri festas duxere choreas. intumui, quantusque feror, cum plurimus umquam, tantus eram, pariterque..."