acernae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →acernus, acerna, acernum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
maple, of maple (wood); belonging to the maple tree;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.)
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Aurea qui dederit dona, minora dabit. XC Mensa acerna. Non sum crispa quidem nec silvae filia Maurae..."- P
Metamorphoses XII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...fixa palato. hunc pede convulso mensae Pellaeus acernae stravit humi Pelates deiecto in pectora mento cumque atro mixtos..." - P
Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...constiterat: postes tremuisse feruntur Aeolii pallorque fores infecit acernas solque locum fugit. monstris est territa coniunx, territus..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...altera vecta bove. Hanc tamen implevit, vacca deceptus acerna, Dux gregis, et partu proditus auctor erat. Cressa Thyesteo..."