ceras
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ceras, ceratis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Agriculture
kind of wild parsnip; [Hesperion ~ => mountain on west coast of Lybia];
acc. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →cero, cerare, ceravi, ceratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
smear/coat with wax;
sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →ceveo, cevere, cevi, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
move haunches in a lewd or effeminate manner, practice such behavior; fawn;
sg. pluperf. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →cera, cerae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wax, beeswax; honeycomb; wax-covered writing tablet, letter; wax image/seal;
acc. pl. - —
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
Examples
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...vale. TOX. Quid igitur? postquam recitasti quod erat cerae creditum, iam mihi credis? DOR. Vbi nunc illest hospes..."Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...mihi istoc nomine, dum scribo, explevi totas ceras quattuor. sed quid Lyconem quaeris? Cvrc. Mandatumst mihi..."Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...rectius. C. Ne interturba. M. Iam imperatum in cera inest. C. Dic quem ad modum. MNES. 'Mnesilochus salutem..."Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...arbitratus sit, comburas, si velis, ne illi sit cera, ubi facere possit litteras. vocet convivam neminem illa..."Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...piger ignis erat per stuppea uincula perquemanantis cera tabulas, et tempore eodemtranstraque nautarum summique arsere ceruchi. 495iam prope..."Liber IX
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...aequore puppes quam, simul effetas linquunt examina ceras atque oblita faui non miscent nexibus alas sed sibi quaeque..."Agesilaus
Cornelius Nepos
"...Spartam facilius perferre possent, quod mel non habebant, cera circumfuderunt atque ita domum rettulerunt..."Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...cita. CAL. Immo ego tacebo, tu istinc ex cera cita; nam istic meus animus nunc..."
