balatum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →balo, balare, balavi, balatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bleat, baa (like a sheep); talk foolishly;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →balatus, balatus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bleating (of sheep/goats);
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...secundum illum discumberem, iam illi balatum clusissem. Bellum pomum, qui rideatur alios; larifuga nescio quis, nocturnus..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...imbris nocte super media; tuti sub matribus agni balatum exercent, ille asper et improbus ira saevit in absentis..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tener auditur medio balatus aeno: nec mora, balatum mirantibus exsilit agnus lascivitque fuga lactantiaque ubera quaerit. Obstipuere satae..."
