asylo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →asylum, asyli:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
place of refuge, asylum, sanctuary; place for relaxation/recuperation, retreat;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Satura VIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...repetas longeque reuoluas nomen, ab infami gentem deducis asylo; maiorum primus, quisquis fuit ille, tuorum aut pastor fuit..."Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Lacaena cycno? dat faciem Pollux Hiero, dat Castor Asylo, atque in utroque nitet Tyndaris ore soror. ista Therapnaeis..."