ahena
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ahenus, ahena, ahenum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
copper, of copper (alloy); bronze, made of bronze, bronze-colored; brazen;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →ahenum, aheni:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
vessel made of copper/bronze; brazen vessel; kettle, pot, cauldron;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
- T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...multo magis opinor vasa ahena ex aedibus. HARP. Non ita est. sed scin quid te oro, Sure..." - A
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...coruscus aena, additam supra vidimus "h" litteram et "ahena" factum. Sic in illo quoque Vergili versu in optimis..." - T
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...ferreus ensis versaque in obprobrium species est falcis ahenae, et ferro coepere solum proscindere terrae exaequataque sunt creperi..."
