tellus, telluris:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
earth, ground; the earth; land, country;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | tellus | tellures |
| Gen. | telluris | tellurum, tellurium |
| Dat. | telluri | telluribus |
| Acc. | tellurem | tellures |
| Voc. | tellus | tellures |
| Abl. | tellure | telluribus |
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...magnosque sinus Telmessidos undaeconpensat medio pelagi. Pamphylia puppioccurrit tellus, nec se committere muris 250ausus adhuc ullis te primum..."Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...consule nomen habentis?felices Arabes Medique Eoaque tellus,quam sub perpetuis tenuerunt fata tyrannis.ex populis qui regna ferunt..."Liber VI
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...tutasexcurrit ripas et totos concutit agros;succubuit siqua tellus cumuloque furentemundarum non passa ruit, tum flumine toto 275transit..."Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...litora puppe 575prendere, ne longe nimium sit proxima tellus.' fisus cuncta sibi cessura pericula Caesar'sperne minas' inquit..."Liber IV
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...colle minorecastra leuat; medius dirimit tentoria gurges.explicat hinc tellus campos effusa patentisuix oculo prendente modum, camposque coerces, 20Cinga..."Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...Peucen unum caput adluit Histri,Mysiaque et gelido tellus perfusa CaicoIdalis et nimium glaebis exilis Arisbe,quique colunt..."Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...collibus Appenninus erigit Italiam nulloque a uertice tellus altius intumuit propiusque accessit Olympo. mons inter geminas medius..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...siqua fides, Pelusia litora nolo. non mihi nunc tellus Pompeio siqua triumphos uicta dedit, non alta terens Capitolia..."