nux, nucis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
nut;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nux | nuces |
| Gen. | nucis | nucum, nucium |
| Dat. | nuci | nucibus |
| Acc. | nucem | nuces |
| Voc. | nux | nuces |
| Abl. | nuce | nucibus |
Examples
- P
Liber I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...inopi metuens formica senectae. contemplator item, cum se nux plurima siluis induet in florem et ramos curuabit olentis..." - P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...senectae dantque locum mensis paulum seducta secundis: hic nux, hic mixta est rugosis carica palmis prunaque..." - P
Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...sermonis amore in multos poteras ora vacare cibos. nux erat esca tibi, causaeque papavera somni, pellebatque sitim simplicis..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...pullo atque haedo; tum pensilis uva secundas et nux ornabat mensas cum duplice ficu. post hoc ludus erat..."