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..."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..."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..."
