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
- M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..." - M
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..."