caninas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →caninus, canina, caninum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
of/pertaining/suitable to/resembling a dog, canine; abusive, mean, snarling;
acc. pl. (f.) - Entry →canina, caninae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
dog flesh/meat; [canis caninam non est => dog does not eat dog/is not dog meat];
acc. pl.
Examples
Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...exul et clivi, Interque raucos ultimus rogatores Oret caninas panis inprobi buccas; Illi December longus et madens bruma..."Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...causa exiget credam. IX. Ea est enim prorsus "canina", ut ait Appius, "eloquentia", cognituram male dicendi subire: quod..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...bellum coacti sunt. Diu noctuque laborare, festinare. Canina, ut ait Appius, facundia exercebatur. In nuda, in tecta corpora..."
