crocum, croci:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
saffron color/dye/oil/perfume (theater); crocus/saffron (Crocus sativus);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | crocum | croca |
| Gen. | croci | crocorum |
| Dat. | croco | crocis |
| Acc. | crocum | croca |
| Voc. | crocum | croca |
| Abl. | croco | crocis |
Examples
- A
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...aliter rubeat ignis, aliter sanguis, aliter ostrum, aliter crocum, aliter aurum, has singulas rufi varietates Latina oratio singulis..." - L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...sapientiorem putas qui invenit quemadmodum in immensam altitudinem crocum latentibus fistulis exprimat, qui euripos subito aquarum impetu implet..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...omniaque poma etiam minima vexatione contacta coeperunt effundere crocum, et usque ad nos molestus umor accedere. Rati ergo..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...undis: Crediderim nymphas hac ego veste tegi. Ille crocum simulat: croceo velatur amictu, Roscida luciferos cum dea iungit..." - G
FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...Corycum urbem, inclitam portu atque nemore, in quo crocum gignitur. Fessus in Pamphyliam se receperat. Omnis, qui circum..."