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attritu

Dictionary entries

  • attero, atterere, attrivi, attritus:

    Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = rub, rub against; grind; chafe; wear out/down/away; diminish, impair; waste;

    Entry →
    abl. sg.
  • attritus, attritus:

    Masculine · Noun · 4th declension

    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = action/process of rubbing/grinding; friction; chafing, abrasion, bruising;

    Entry →
    abl. sg.
    dat. sg.

Examples

  • L

    Liber II

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES

    "...excitatur sicut e lapide ; altero si attritu inuenitur, sicut cum duo ligna inter se diutius trita sunt..."
  • L

    Liber I

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES

    "...impetum ualent. [14,5] Quomodo ergo prosiliunt? Attritu aeris ignis incensus uento praeceps impellitur; non semper tamen uento..."
  • Publius Papinius Statius

    Liber Sextus

    Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID

    "...animata figuris. primus anhelantem duro Tirynthius angens pectoris attritu sua frangit in ossa leonem. haud illum impauidi quamuis..."
  • Publius Papinius Statius

    Liber Primus

    Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID

    "...quod conspirante veneno inpellat mortes; tenuant umentia saxa attritu et pigris addunt mucronibus iras. nec modus aut arcus..."

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