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..."- P
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..."