cautis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cautum, cauti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Military
provisions (pl.) (of a law); concern (Ecc);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - 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;
abl. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →cautus, cauta -um, cautior -or -us, cautissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cautious/careful; circumspect, prudent; wary, on guard; safe/secure; made safe;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →cautes, cautis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rough pointed/detached rock, loose stone; rocks (pl.), cliff, crag; reef;
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl. - Entry →cautis, cautis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
rough pointed/detached rock, loose stone; rocks (pl.), cliff, crag; reef;
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- A
Liber XII
Aulus Gellius
"...ἀκοινονόητοι' inquit 'homines estis, cum ignoratis prudentis et cauti patrisfamilias esse, quod emere uelit, empturum sese negare propter..." - G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...nunc mortales, et magnis cogitationibus pectora implete. Ite cauti, et opes fraudibus captas per mille annos disponite. Nempe..." - M
Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...brevi, et tralatione atque aliis tropis, quae omnia cauti illi ac diligentes prohibent, utemur interim, nisi cui divina..." - G
Liber I
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...Canes et Corcodilli Consilia qui dant prava cautis hominibuset perdunt operam et deridentur turpiter.Canes currentes bibere in Nilo..." - P
Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...custodia caro arcet ab amplexu, nec cauti cura mariti, non patris asperitas, non se negat ipsa roganti..." - P
Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...bene compositos, hoc firmos solvit amores; Crimina sunt cautis ista timenda viris. Nec mea vos uni damnat censura..." - T
Liber XXXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...consilii caperent, cuius, dum in futurum nimis cauti et prouidi essent, extemplo paeniteret, dimisit. haec renuntiata Pheras legatio..." - P
Liber XI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...ignaviam, Callistus prioris quoque regiae peritus et potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi: perstitit Narcissus, solum..."
