eculeus, eculei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
little horse, colt; rack, instrument of torture;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | eculeus | eculei |
| Gen. | eculei | eculeorum |
| Dat. | eculeo | eculeis |
| Acc. | eculeum | eculeos |
| Voc. | eculee | eculei |
| Abl. | eculeo | eculeis |
Examples
- L
Liber IX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...diversum articulis exeuntibus tortos: plus est flamma et eculeus et lamina et vulneribus ipsis intumescentibus quod illa renovaret..." - T
Liber XXXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...capite humano natus, in Lucanis in agro publico eculeus cum quinque pedibus. foeda omnia et deformia errantisque..." - T
Liber XXX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...ingens, ita ut unde aduenissent parum constaret, compleuit; eculeus Reate cum quinque pedibus natus; Anagniae sparsi primum ignes..."