calathos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →calathus, calathi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wicker basket, flower basket; wine-cup; milk pail; cheese/curdled milk bowl;
acc. pl.nom. sg.
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...crystallina vitro murrina signavit seposuitque decem. expendit veteres calathos et si qua fuerunt pocula Mentorea nobilitata manu..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...mihi curarum satis est pro stirpe virili; haec calathos et sacra ferat, tu frange regendo indocilem sexuque tene..."- P
Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...dives ager, cum rami pondere nutant, Adferat in calatho rustica dona puer. Rure suburbano poteris tibi dicere missa..."