aranei
Dictionary entries
- Entry →araneus, aranea, araneum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
spider's, of spiders; [mus araneus => shrew-mouse];
gen. sg. (m.)gen. sg. (n.)nom. pl. (m.)voc. pl. (m.) - Entry →araneus, aranei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
spider; venomous fish, the weever;
gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →araneum, aranei:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
spider web, cobweb; mass of threads resembling a spider web;
gen. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...aliud quaesti furibus, ita inaniis sunt oppletae atque araneis. EVCL. Mirum quin tua me causa faciat Iuppiter Philippum..."Liber XX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...undique concordia? Non uides quam nullimortalium imitabilis illa aranei textura, quanti operis sit fila disponere,alia in rectum..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...popinas errarem." Giton longe blandior quam ego, primum araneis oleo madentibus vulnus, quod in supercilio factum erat, coartavit..."
