canthari
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cantharus, canthari:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
large drinking vessel with handles; bowl/basin of fountain; Black Sea bream;; vessel of holy water; water pipe;
gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...suom quemque decet: quibus divitiae domi sunt, scaphiis cantharis batiocis bibunt, at nos nostro Samiolo poterio: tamen bibimus..."Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...circumfer mulsum, bibere da usque plenis cantharis. iam diu factum est, postquam bibimus; nimis diu sicci sumus..."
