acernas
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;
acc. 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..."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..."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..."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..."