albentis
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. (m./f.)gen. 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;
gen. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
- M
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..." - M
XIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...florem. paulatim deinde vividiore suco tumescit uterus et albentis accipit rimas, necdum tamen flos..." - P
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..." - P
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..."
