adnixas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adnixus, adnixa, adnixum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
vehement, strenuous;
acc. pl. (f.) - Entry →adnitor, adniti, adnixus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lean/rest upon, support oneself, (w/genibus) kneel; strive, work, exert, try;
acc. pl. perf. part.
Examples
Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Stygia candentem tinxerat unda. exim quae mediis ingenti adnixa columnae aedibus astabat, validam vi corripit hastam, Actoris Aurunci..."Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...stridit sub pectore vulnus. ter sese attollens cubitoque adnixa levavit, ter revoluta toro est oculisque errantibus alto quaesivit..."
