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
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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."