retorta, retortae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Calepinus
- Age:
- Neo-Latin
- Field:
- Science
retort (chemistry);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | retorta | retortae |
| Gen. | retortae | retortarum |
| Dat. | retortae | retortis |
| Acc. | retortam | retortas |
| Voc. | retorta | retortae |
| Abl. | retorta | retortis |
Examples
- L
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...aiunt imagines in speculo sed ipsa aspici corpora retorta oculorum acie et in se rursus reflexa. Nunc nihil..." - L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...condat diem, ac uersa retro sidera obliquos agant retorta cursus. tuque, sidereum caput, radiate Titan, tu nefas stirpis..."