vipera, viperae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
viper, snake;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vipera | viperae |
| Gen. | viperae | viperarum |
| Dat. | viperae | viperis |
| Acc. | viperam | viperas |
| Voc. | vipera | viperae |
| Abl. | vipera | viperis |
Examples
- L
Libri XI-XIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...intellege. In eadem urna et aurum est et vipera: si aurum ex urna sustuleris, non ideo sustuleris quia..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...duos, susum cellationem, cubiculum in quo ipse dormio, viperae huius sessorium, ostiarii cellam perbonam; hospitium hospites capit..." - G
Divus Claudius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...bene dolia picarentur; altero, nihil aeque facere ad viperae morsum quam taxi arboris sucum. Expeditionem unam omnino suscepit..." - P
Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...causa viae est coniunx, in quam calcata venenum vipera diffudit crescentesque abstulit annos. posse pati volui..." - P
Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...catulis lactentibus ubera praebet, Nec brevis ignaro vipera laesa pede, Femina quam socii deprensa paelice lecti: Ardet..."