limus, lima, limum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
oblique, transverse; sidelong, sideways; askew, aslant; askance;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | limus | limi |
| Gen. | limi | limorum |
| Dat. | limo | — |
| Acc. | limum | limos |
| Voc. | lime | limi |
| Abl. | limo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lima | limae |
| Gen. | limae | limarum |
| Dat. | limae | — |
| Acc. | limam | limas |
| Voc. | lima | limae |
| Abl. | lima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | limum | lima |
| Gen. | limi | limorum |
| Dat. | limo | — |
| Acc. | limum | lima |
| Voc. | limum | lima |
| Abl. | limo | — |
Examples
- T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...concreto corpore pondus constitit atque omnis mundi quasi limus in imum confluxit gravis et subsedit funditus ut faex..." - L
Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...lapidem post paucos dies extrahis; circumfunditur enim corpori limus adliniturque paulatim. Hoc minus tibi uidebitur mirum, si notaueris..." - P
Ecloga VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...Ducite ab urbe domum, mea carmina, ducite Daphnim. Limus ut hic durescit, et haec ut cera liquescit..." - P
Liber IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...impositique rogis iuvenes ante ora parentum, quos circum limus niger et deformis harundo Cocyti tardaque palus inamabilis unda..." - P
Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...observata colonis) ferali mutant cum papilione figuram. 'Semina limus habet virides generantia ranas, et generat truncas pedibus..." - P
Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...flumina reddidit alveo aetherioque recens exarsit sidere limus, plurima cultores versis animalia glaebis inveniunt et in his quaedam..." - P
Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...flumina reddidit alveo aetherioque recens exarsit sidere limus, plurima cultores versis animalia glaebis inveniunt et in his quaedam..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...manibus, dum furta ligurrit, sive gravis veteri creterrae limus adhaesit. vilibus in scopis, in mappis, in scobe quantus..."