attritu
Dictionary entries
- Entry →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;
abl. sg. - Entry →attritus, attritus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
action/process of rubbing/grinding; friction; chafing, abrasion, bruising;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
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..."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..."
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..."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..."