adesi
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adesus, adesa, adesum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
eaten, gnawed; worn away by water, eroded; [adesi lapides => smooth/polished];
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - Entry →adedo, adedere, adedi, adesus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
eat up, eat into/away at, nibble, squander; wear down, exhaust; erode;
gen. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Gabba de piscibus, qui, cum pridie ex parte adesi et versati postera die positi essent, "festinemus, alii subcenant..."
Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...urbibus Aetnam intulit ora premens. trux ille eiectat adesi fundamenta iugi, pariter tunc omnis anhelat Trinacria, iniectam fesso..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quae plurima vento corripuit tabulas et postibus haesit adesis. turbati trepidare intus frustraque malorum velle fugam..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...tempus praesto essent iisque exta apponerentur, Pinarii extis adesis ad ceteram venirent dapem. Inde institutum mansit donec Pinarium..."Liber XIII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...impudica adulteri mutantur. nec si Iturius et Calvisius adesis omnibus fortunis novissimam suscipiendae accusationis operam anui rependunt, ideo..."Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...theatris sueta, simul deterrimi servorum, aut qui adesis bonis per dedecus Neronis alebantur, maesti et rumorum avidi. Miles..."