cata
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cata:
Preposition
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
by; (in distributed sense); [cata mane mane => morning by morning];
- Entry →catus, cata, catum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
knowing, clever, shrewd, wise, prudent, circumspect; shrill/clear (sound);
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...scietis. sed ecquae ancillast illi? Per. Est prime cata. Pal. Ea quoque opus est. ita praecipito mulieri atque..."Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...fero. sic hoc decet, dari facete verba custodi catae. hoc facinus pulchrumst, hoc probumst, hoc lepidumst, hoc factumst..."
