arrectus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arrigo, arrigere, arrexi, arrectus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
set upright, tilt upwards, stand on end, raise; become sexually excited/aroused;
nom. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →arrectus, arrecta -um, arrectior -or -us, arrectissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis (Elementary)
erect, perpendicular, upright, standing; steep, precipitous; excited, eager;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quodam modo verbis depingitur: "constitit in digitos extemplo arrectus uterque" et cetera, quae nobis illam pugilum congredientium faciem..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...palmas amborum innexuit armis. constitit in digitos extemplo arrectus uterque bracchiaque ad superas interritus extulit auras. abduxere retro..."BELLUM IUGURTHINUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...difficilem aut facilem nuntiavere; consulis animus tamen paulum arrectus. Itaque ex copia tubicinum et cornicinum numero quinque quam..."
