delapsus, delapsus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Technical
outfall (for drainage); flowing off, discharge (L+S); falling off, decent;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | delapsus | delapsus |
| Gen. | delapsus | delapsuum |
| Dat. | delapsui | delapsibus |
| Acc. | delapsum | delapsus |
| Voc. | delapsus | delapsus |
| Abl. | delapsu | delapsibus |
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...maxime haec dicente Gaio puer Trimalchionis delapsus est. Conclamavit familia, nec minus convivae, non propter hominem tam putidum..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...excussare toros. celsam subeuntibus arcem in gradibus summi delapsus culmine templi, Arcados Euhippi spolium, cadit aereus orbis, praemissasque..."Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...arripuit biiugos; frater tendebat inertis infelix palmas curru delapsus eodem: 'per te, per qui te talem genuere parentes..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...fusi per dura sedilia nautae, cum levis aetheriis delapsus Somnus ab astris aera dimovit tenebrosum et dispulit umbras..."Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...dextra laevam penetravit ad aurem, Dictys ab ancipiti delapsus acumine montis, dum fugit instantem trepidans Ixione natum, decidit..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...Memphin palmiferamque Pharon, quaque celer Nilus lato delapsus in alveo per septem portus in maris exit aquas..."Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...malus urget eques, In caput aurito cecidit delapsus asello: Clamarunt satyri 'surge age, surge, pater.' Iam deus..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...turba; sed ille, si foret hoc nostrum fato delapsus in aevum, detereret sibi multa, recideret omne quod ultra..."