alitis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ales, (gen.), alitis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
winged, having wings; swift/quick; [ales deus => Mercury; ales puer => Cupid];
acc. pl. (m./f.)gen. sg. (all) - Entry →alo, alere, alui, alitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
feed, nourish, rear, nurse, suckle; cherish; support, maintain, develop;
abl. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. pl. perf. pass. part.pl. pres. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →alo, alere, alui, altus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
feed, nourish, rear, nurse, suckle; cherish; support, maintain, develop;
pl. pres. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →ales, alitis:
Common · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bird; (esp. large); winged god/monster; omen/augury; [regia ales => eagle];
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl.
Examples
Liber IX
Aulus Gellius
"...Corvinus appellatus est ob auxilium propugnationemque corvi alitis, haut quisquam est nobilium scriptorum, qui secus dixerit..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...pavoninum. Lambere quae turpes prohibet tua prandia muscas, Alitis eximiae cauda superba fuit. LXVIII Muscarium bubulum. Sordida..."Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Hyblam quod sapit Atticosque flores, quod nidos olet alitis superbae; nomen nectare dulcius beato, quo mallet Cybeles puer..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...amat. Quod semper casiaque cinnamoque et nido niger alitis superbae fragras plumbea Nicerotiana, rides nos, Coracine, nil olentis..."Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...sortis uerba et implexos dolos ac triste carmen alitis solui ferae. Quid sera mortis uota nunc demens facis..."Medea
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...praebent. recipe iam gnatos, parens; ego inter auras aliti curru uehar. Iason Per alta uade spatia sublime aetheris..."
Liber Quintus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...ruptaque saxa et simul ingentem moribundae desuper umbram alitis atque atris rorantes imbribus auras. Sol propius flammabat aquas..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...arua iacent spatiis. contra importuna crepido, Oedipodioniae domus alitis; hic fera quondam pallentes erecta genas suffusaque tabo lumina..."
