adortum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →adorior, adoriri, adortus sum:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
assail/assault/attack, rise against (military/political/plague); accost/address;; improperly influence; undertake/try/attempt/come to grips; begin/set to work;
acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. part.voc. sg. perf. part.
Examples
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...subita face solus inarsit summisitque animos, illum uestigia adortum maiorum uolucrum tenerae deponitis alae. hic hosti implicitus pariter..."Liber I
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...fecisset, desperantes iam de pugna et dispersos subito adortum magis ratione et consilio quam virtute vicisse. Cui rationi..."Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...atque terroris sit: insidiatum eum et tempore capto adortum rem publicam. Si quem similem eius priore anno inter..."