circaea, circaeae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
plant; (Vincetoxicum nigrum?); (used as a charm L+S);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | circaea | circaeae |
| Gen. | circaeae | circaearum |
| Dat. | circaeae | circaeis |
| Acc. | circaeam | circaeas |
| Voc. | circaea | circaeae |
| Abl. | circaea | circaeis |
Examples
- M
Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...285segnius haud uidit, quam malo nauta trementeomnia subducit Circaeae uela procellae;agminaque interius muro breuiore recepit,densius..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...luna negat, splendet tremulo sub lumine pontus. proxima Circaeae raduntur litora terrae, dives inaccessos ubi Solis filia lucos..." - P
Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...alumnus Antiphataeque domus Trachasque obsessa palude et tellus Circaea et spissi litoris Antium. huc ubi veliferam nautae advertere..." - P
Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Eurylochumque simul nimiique Elpenora vini bisque novem socios Circaea ad moenia misit. quae simul attigimus stetimusque in limine..."