belligeras
Dictionary entries
- Entry →belliger, belligera, belligerum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
waging war, warring; warlike, martial; war-, battle-;
acc. pl. (f.) - Entry →belligero, belligerare, belligeravi, belligeratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
wage or carry on war; be at war;
sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Accipe belligerae crudum thoraca Mineruae, ipsa Medusaeae quem timet ira comae. Dum uacat, haec, Caesar, poterit lorica uocari..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Hermes diuitiae locariorum, Hermes cura laborque ludiarum, Hermes belligera superbus hasta, Hermes aequoreo minax tridente, Hermes casside languida..."
Liber Duodecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...largitur Danais, quod non super ipsa iacentum corpora belligeras acies Martemque secundum miscuit, aut lacera ne quid..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...mare remigiis, aut vomere findite terras, Aut fera belligeras addite in arma manus, Aut latus et vires operamque..."
