catellus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →catellus, catelli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
little/small/young dog, puppy; (term of endearment); little/light chain;
nom. sg.
Examples
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...inter cuneos ferreos; tantillum loculi, ubi catellus cubet, id mi satis est loci. E. Exorabo aliquo modo. veni..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...innocens ruina? Os et labra tibi lingit, Manneia, catellus: non miror, merdas si libet esse cani. Vxorem habendam..."
