castorem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →castor, castoris:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
beaver (Castor fiber);
acc. sg. - Entry →Castor, Castoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Mythology
- Geography:
- Greece
Castor; (twin to Pollux, brother to Helen); St Elmo's fire (pl.), corposant;; beaver (Castor fiber);
acc. sg.
Examples
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...Romae per Herculem non iuraverint neque viri per Castorem. VII. Verbis antiquissimis relictisque iam et desitis minime utendum..."Liber XI
Aulus Gellius
"...Romae per Herculem non iuraverint neque viri per Castorem. I. In veteribus scriptis neque mulieres Romanae per Herculem..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Latinam studebant nec alienis egere institutis fatebantur: inde "Castorem" media syllaba producta pronuntiarunt, quia hoc omnibus nostris nominibus..."Germania
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from Minor Works
"...Praesidet sacerdos muliebri ornatu, sed deos interpretatione Romana Castorem Pollucemque memorant. Ea vis numini, nomen Alcis. Nulla simulacra..."