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Dictionary entries

  • captivus, captiva, captivum:

    Adjective · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Military

    = caught, taken captive; captured (in war), imprisoned; conquered; of captives;

    Entry →
    nom. sg. (m.)
  • captivus, captivi:

    Common · Noun · 2nd declension

    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Military

    = prisoner of war (likely male, but maybe female), captive;

    Entry →
    nom. sg.

Examples

  • Publius Papinius Statius

    Liber Primus

    Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID

    "...iugo, non aspera praebet ora lupis dominique fremit captivus inire imperia atque alios miratur discere cursus. Quis deus..."
  • Q

    Sermones I

    Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones

    "...nummos unde unde extricat, amaras porrecto iugulo historias captivus ut audit. conminxit lectum potus mensave catillum Euandri manibus..."
  • G

    de Bello Africo

    Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM

    "...perferendas in oppidum ad Considium. Quo simulatque captivus cum pervenisset litterasque, ut erat mandatum, Considio porrigere coepisset, priusquam..."
  • T

    Liber VIII

    Titus Livius (Livy)

    "...usum forte oblata opportunitas praevertit. Namque M. Fabius, captivus Romanus, cum per neglegentiam custodum festo die vinculis ruptis..."
  • T

    Liber V

    Titus Livius (Livy)

    "...instaurata ut adsolet facito." Ingens inde haberi captivus vates coeptus, eumque adhibere tribuni militum Cornelius Postumiusque ad prodigii..."

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