stropha, strophae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
trick, artifice;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | stropha | strophae |
| Gen. | strophae | stropharum |
| Dat. | strophae | strophis |
| Acc. | stropham | strophas |
| Voc. | stropha | strophae |
| Abl. | stropha | strophis |
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Albanum jussit me mane venire, Caesar Circeios." Jam stropha talis abit. Penelopae licet esse tibi sub principe Nerva..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...mirari licuit tam elegantes strophas; nam repente lacunaria sonare coeperunt totumque triclinium intremuit. Consternatus ego exsurrexi, et timui..."