albenti
Dictionary entries
- Entry →albens, (gen.), albentis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
white, light, bleached; made/covered in white; pale, pallid; bright, clear;
abl. sg. (all)dat. sg. (all) - Entry →albeo, albere, -, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
be/appear white/pale/light-colored/white with age;
abl. sg. pres. act. part.dat. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Terentio primum dictum esse "obsequium", [cincilius] a Sisenna "albenti caelo". "Cervicem" videtur Hortensius primus dixisse; nam veteres pluraliter..."XIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...florem. paulatim deinde vividiore suco tumescit uterus et albentis accipit rimas, necdum tamen flos..."Metamorphoses V
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...caestibus enses, Phinea cecidere manu Cererisque sacerdos Ampycus albenti velatus tempora vitta, tu quoque, Lampetide, non hos adhibendus..."Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...terque bovis niveae petulanti pectora rostro fodit et albentis abstulit ore iubas. illa locum taurumque diu cunctata relinquit..."
