ceratae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ceratus, cerata, ceratum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
waxed, wax, of wax, wax colored; coated/fastened/caulked with wax; pliant, soft;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.) - Entry →cero, cerare, ceravi, ceratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
smear/coat with wax;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...epistula quidem ulla sit in aedibus nec cerata adeo tabula; et si qua inutilis pictura sit, eam vendat..."Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...teneris iactat sua sibila nymphis et leve cerata modulatur harundine carmen ausus Apollineos prae se contemnere cantus, iudice..."
