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..."- L
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..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...ventis litigo, intravit pinacothecam senex canus, exercitati vultus et qui videretur nescio quid magnum promittere, sed cultu..." - G
Appendix Perottina
Gaius Phaedrus
"...uocatus, iaceo ad lucem in semita.emerui libertatem, canus seruio.Vllius essem culpae mihi si conscius,aequo animo ferrem. Nunquam..."
