adnixi
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adnixus, adnixa, adnixum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
vehement, strenuous;
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - 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;
gen. sg. perf. part.gen. sg. perf. part.nom. pl. perf. part.voc. pl. perf. part.
Examples
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...gressibus acti deueniunt peritura cohors, hostemque superbum adnixi iaculis et humi posita arma tenentes expectant, densaque nemus statione..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...facerent quisve Aeneae iam nuntius esset. stant longis adnixi hastis et scuta tenentes castrorum et campi medio..."Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...rapiuntque ruuntque; litora deseruere, latet sub classibus aequor, adnixi torquent spumas et caerula verrunt. Et iam prima novo..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...fumum. vela cadunt, remis insurgimus; haud mora, nautae adnixi torquent spumas et caerula verrunt. servatum ex undis Strophadum..."