canus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →canus, cani:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
gray hairs (pl.); old age;
nom. sg. - 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;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Voce ut loquatur psittacus coturnicis Et concupiscat esse Canus ascaules? Procul a libellis nigra sit meis fama, Quos..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Nutha, quae uincit niues. At cum December canus et bruma impotens Aquilone rauco mugiet, aprica repetes Tarraconis litora..."de Tranquillitate Animi
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...putas mea interesse supra terram an infra putrescam." Canus Iulius, uir in primis magnus, cuius admirationi..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...ventis litigo, intravit pinacothecam senex canus, exercitati vultus et qui videretur nescio quid magnum promittere, sed cultu..."Appendix Perottina
Gaius Phaedrus
"...uocatus, iaceo ad lucem in semita.emerui libertatem, canus seruio.Vllius essem culpae mihi si conscius,aequo animo ferrem. Nunquam..."
