ulva, ulvae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
sedge; (collective term) various grass/rush-like aquatic plants;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ulva | ulvae |
| Gen. | ulvae | ulvarum |
| Dat. | ulvae | ulvis |
| Acc. | ulvam | ulvas |
| Voc. | ulva | ulvae |
| Abl. | ulva | ulvis |
Examples
- P
Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...fallunt sermonibus horas concutiuntque torum de molli fluminis ulva inpositum lecto sponda pedibusque salignis. vestibus hunc velant, quas..." - P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...solum lymphae; non illic canna palustris nec steriles ulvae nec acuta cuspide iunci; perspicuus liquor est; stagni tamen..."