alienigenam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →alienigenus, alienigena, alienigenum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
different, foreign, alien; of/born in another country; imported, exotic; mixed;
acc. sg. (f.) - Entry →alienigena, alienigenae:
Masculine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
stranger, foreigner, alien; something imported/exotic; foreign-born;
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...concupierant. Haec manus quasi quibusdam sacris initiata ut alienigenam et parum superstitiosum devinctumque illis legibus insequebatur: unde nunc..."Liber XXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...externus metus est: ostende Romana arma et exercitum alienigenam; iam uelut ad commune restinguendum incendium concurrent. aliter iidem..."Liber XV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Interea rex Parthorum Vologaeses, cognitis Corbulonis rebus regemque alienigenam Tigranen Armeniae impositum, simul fratre Tiridate pulso spretum Arsacidarum..."Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...ille non propinquum neque Arsacis de gente, sed alienigenam et Romanum increpans, auribus decisis vivere iubet, ostentui clementiae..."
