acidum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →acidus, acida -um, acidior -or -us, acidissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
acid/sour/bitter/tart; sour-smelling; soaked in vinegar; shrill; sharp-tongued;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →acidum, acidi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
acid substances (pl.) as solvents;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
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Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...oblatrantem tibi, humilem quidem et contemptum sed superioribus acidum ac molestum, exterere uiribus tuis temptas? Quid seruo, quid..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...autem pungunt, quia ubicunque dulce est, ibi et acidum invenies." Iam etiam philosophos de negotio deiciehat, cum pittacia..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Placidum nomine, quod is acerbus natura esset, "Acidum", et turium, cum fur esset, "Tollium" dictos invenio..."
