caro
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Carus, Cari:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Government
- Geography:
- Italy/Rome
Carus; (Emperor Marcus Aurelius Numerius Carus 282-283);
abl. sg.dat. sg. - Entry →caro, carere, -, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
card/comb (wool/flax/etc.);
sg. pres. act. ind. 1st - Entry →caros, cari:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
variety/seed of plant hypericum; heavy sleep, stupor, sleep of death (L+S);
abl. sg.dat. sg. - Entry →caro:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dearly; dear, at a high price;
- Entry →caveo, cavere, cavi, cautus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beware, avoid, take precautions/defensive action; give/get surety; stipulate;
sg. futperf. act. ind. 1st - Entry →carus, cara -um, carior -or -us, carissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dear, beloved; costly, precious, valued; high-priced, expensive;
abl. sg. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.) - Entry →caro, carnis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
meat, flesh; the_body; pulpy/fleshy/soft parts (plant), sapwood; low passions;
nom. sg.voc. sg. - —
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
Examples
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...filiai nuptiis. venio ad macellum, rogito pisces: indicant caros; agninam caram, caram bubulam, vitulinam, cetum, porcinam: cara omnia..."Liber III
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...sicca fame medios mittentur in ignisuxor et a caro poscet sibi fata marito,uolnera miscebunt fratres bellumque coactihoc..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...chartas. X Chartae epistulares. Seu leviter noto, seu caro missa sodali Omnes ista solet charta vocare suos..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...petasone vorent. LV. Petaso. Musteus est: propera, caros nec differ amicos. Nam mihi cum vetulo sit petasone nihil..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...differt Atropos, atque omnis scribitur hora tibi. Praestiteris caro — quis non hoc laudet? — amico, Ut potior vita..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fuit ille suo. 10 Facundi Senecae potens amicus, caro proximus aut prior Sereno, hic est Maximus ille, quem..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tangi non bene sicca timet, i, puer, et caro perfer leue munus amico qui meruit nugas primus habere..."Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Spero. TYND. Nam tu nunc vides pro tuo caro capite carum offerre meum caput vilitati. PHIL. Scio. TYND..."
