cimex, cimicis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bed-bug (Cimex lectularius); bug (L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cimex | cimices |
| Gen. | cimicis | cimicum, cimicium |
| Dat. | cimici | cimicibus |
| Acc. | cimicem | cimices |
| Voc. | cimex | cimices |
| Abl. | cimice | cimicibus |
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nullo qui tepet igne focus, et teges et cimex et nudi sponda grabati, et brevis atque eadem nocte..."- G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...Furi cui neque servus est neque arca nec cimex neque araneus neque ignis, verum est et pater..." - Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...audax, contemptis aliis, explosa Arbuscula dixit. men moveat cimex Pantilius aut cruciet quod vellicet absentem Demetrius aut quod..."