ave
Dictionary entries
- Entry →avis, avis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bird; sign, omen, portent;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg. - Entry →aveo, avere, -, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
hail; fare/be well; (IMP/INF; greeting/leaving);[ ~ jubeo => I send greetings];; be eager or anxious; desire, wish for, long after, crave;
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd - Entry →avus, avi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
grandfather; forefather, ancestor;
voc. sg. - Entry →ave:
Interjection
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
hail!, formal expression of greetings;
- Entry →avos, avi:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
grandfather; forefather, ancestor;
voc. sg.
Examples
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...aucupi simillimust. auceps quando concinnavit aream, offundit cibum; aves adsuescunt: necesse est facere sumptum qui quaerit lucrum; saepe..."Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...praepetes" Daedali pennas dixit; atque inibi, quid sint aves praepetes et quid illae sint aves, quas Nigidius "inferas..."Liber X
Aulus Gellius
"...idem Plinius in decimo libro Democritum scripsisse adseverat aves quasdam esse certis vocabulis et earum avium confuso sanguine..."Liber VII
Aulus Gellius
"...praepetes" Daedali pennas dixit; atque inibi, quid sint aves praepetes et quid illae sint aves, quas Nigidius "inferas..."Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...omnia perfunctus vitai praemia marces; sed quia semper aves quod abest, praesentia temnis, inperfecta tibi elapsast ingrataque vita..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...aucupis idem Decipit et captas non sibi maeret aves. CCXVIII Obsonator. Dic quotus et quanti cupias cenare..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Phasides essent, acciperes, at nunc accipe chortis aves. XLVI. Persica praecocia. Vilia maternis fueramus Persica ramis: nunc..."Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...solvitur. ubi portu eximus, homines remigio sequi, neque aves neque venti citius. quoniam sentio quae res gereretur, navem..."
