hippomanes, hippomanis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
|small black membrane on forehead of foal; (for love potion/to arouse passion);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hippomanes | hippomana |
| Gen. | hippomanis | hippomanum, hippomanium |
| Dat. | hippomani | hippomanibus |
| Acc. | hippomanes | hippomana |
| Voc. | hippomanes | hippomana |
| Abl. | hippomane | hippomanibus |
Examples
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...fumoque lucernae foeda lupanaris tulit ad puluinar odorem. hippomanes carmenque loquar coctumque uenenum priuignoque datum? faciunt grauiora coactae..."Liber III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...nascitur et pluuio contristat frigore caelum. hic demum, hippomanes uero quod nomine dicunt pastores, lentum destillat ab inguine..."