alnus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →alnus, alna, alnum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
of alder-wood, alder-;
nom. sg. (m.) - Entry →alnus, alni:
Feminine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
alder; (something usually made of alder wood) plank, bridge, boat, ship;
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...super uolitantia malum 595uela tulit; sonuit uictis conpagibus alnus. inde ruunt toto concita pericula mundo.primus ab oceano caput..."Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...myrtus et per immensum mare 537c motura remos alnus et Phoebo obuia enode Zephyris pinus opponens latus. medio..."
Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...fatigant aspectu in misero ~tota~ cum protinus alnus solvitur et vasto puppis mare sorbet hiatu. illam huc atque..."
Liber Sextus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...odoro uulnere pinus scinditur, adclinant intonsa cacumina terrae alnus amica fretis nec inhospita uitibus ulmus. dat gemitum tellus..."Ecloga X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...horas, quantum uere nouo uiridis se subicit alnus. Surgamus: solet esse grauis cantantibus umbra, iuniperi grauis umbra; nocent..."Ecloga VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...lupus; aurea durae mala ferant quercus, narcisso floreat alnus, pinguia corticibus sudent electra myricae, certent et cycnis ululae..."Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...acuto, nec non et torrentem undam leuis innatat alnus missa Pado, nec non et apes examina condunt corticibusque..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...subleuat ex sua parte, sed velut alnus in fossa Liguri iacet suppernata securi, tantundem omnia sentiens quam..."