abortu
Dictionary entries
- Entry →abortus, abortus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
miscarriage; premature/untimely birth; abortion; dead fetus; getting abortion;
abl. sg.dat. sg. - Entry →aborior, aboriri, abortus sum:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pass away, disappear, be lost; miscarry, be aborted; set (sun/planet/star);
abl. sg.
Examples
Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...adfigere adhaesum, liquitur extemplo et revocatum cedit abortu. crassius hinc porro quoniam concretius aequo mittitur..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...exposuisset Milesiam quandam a secundis heredibus pro abortu pecuniam accepisse: "quanto est" inquit "Oppianicus in eadem iniuria maiore..."Liber IV
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...polluisset solum verum etiam occidisset; nam vidua abortu periit. Missi statim pontifices qui defodiendam necandamque curarent. Illa nunc..."
