albentia
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;
acc. pl. (n.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →albeo, albere, -, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
be/appear white/pale/light-colored/white with age;
acc. pl. pres. act. part.nom. pl. pres. act. part.voc. pl. pres. act. part.
Examples

Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...tangens surgentem altaribus ignem populeaque movens albentia tempora silva, et Styga et aetherii iuravit fulmina Patris. II. PROPEMPTICON..."- P
Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tenebrasque et cladem lucis ademptae obicit. ille movens albentia tempora canis 'quam felix esses, si tu quoque luminis..." - P
Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...fossa accisae iam reliquiae consedisse intellegebantur: medio campi albentia ossa, ut fugerant, ut restiterant, disiecta vel aggerata. adiacebant..."
