canis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →canes, canis:
Common · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Early
- Field:
- Agriculture
dog; hound; subordinate; "jackal"; dog-star/fish; lowest dice throw; clamp;
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl. - Entry →cano, canere, cani, canitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Later
sing, celebrate, chant; crow; recite; play (music)/sound (horn); foretell;
sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →canis, canis:
Common · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
dog; hound; subordinate; "jackal"; dog-star/fish; lowest dice throw; clamp;
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →canus, cani:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
gray hairs (pl.); old age;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →canus, cana, canum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
white, gray; aged, old, wise; hoary; foamy, white-capped; white w/snow/frost;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →canum, cani:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
wicker basket (used for food/flowers and in sacrifices);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
- T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...reperio, ibo odorans quasi canis venaticus, usque donec persecutus volpem ero vestigiis. sed fores crepuerunt nostrae, ego voci..." - T
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illa me ab laeva rabiosa femina adservat canis, poste autem illinc hircus ~ alus, qui saepe aetate..." - T
Epidicus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...cumatile aut plumatile, carinum aut cerinum — gerrae maxumae. cani quoque etiam ademptumst nomen. PER. Qui? EP. Vocant Laconicum..." - T
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...praeter eos agnos meus est istic clam mordax canis: qui nisi nobis producuntur iam atque emittuntur foras, arietes..." - P
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...experire: non est longum. {Do.} cantilenam ndem canis. {Ph.} tu mihi cognatu', tu parens, tu amicu..." - P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...caput tuum hodie, nisi abis. GN. n vero, canis? sicin agis? THR. quis tu homo es? quid tibi..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...tumescitprima tabe niuis: Nilus neque suscitat undas 225ante Canis radios nec ripis alligat amnemante parem nocti Libra..." - T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...intro igitur. TR. Mane sis videam, ne canis — TH. Agedum vide. TR. Est! abi, canis. est! abin dierecta..."
