vortex, vorticis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
whirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown of the head; peak, top, summit; the pole;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | vortex | vortices |
| Gen. | vorticis | vorticum, vorticium |
| Dat. | vortici | vorticibus |
| Acc. | vorticem | vortices |
| Voc. | vortex | vortices |
| Abl. | vortice | vorticibus |
Examples
- T
Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...seque simul cum eo commiscuit igni, insinuatus ibi vortex versatur in arto et calidis acuit fulmen fornacibus intus..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ibidem torquet agens circum, et rapidus vorat aequore vortex. Adparent rari nantes in gurgite vasto, arma virum, tabulaeque..."