lolium, loli(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 4th
- Frequency:
- Lesser
darnel/lolium; (grass found as weed in grain); (mistakenly) cockle, tares;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lolium | lolia |
| Gen. | — | loliorum |
| Dat. | lolio | loliis |
| Acc. | lolium | lolia |
| Voc. | lolium | lolia |
| Abl. | lolio | loliis |
Examples
Ecloga V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...Apollo. Grandia saepe quibus mandauimus hordea sulcis, infelix lolium et steriles nascuntur auenae; pro molli uiola, pro purpureo..."Liber I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...aspera silua lappaeque tribolique, interque nitentia culta infelix lolium et steriles dominantur auenae. quod nisi et adsiduis herbam..."Metamorphoses V
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sideraque ventique nocent, avidaeque volucres semina iacta legunt; lolium tribulique fatigant triticeas messes et inexpugnabile gramen. '"Tum caput..."