cerere
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Ceres, Cereris:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
Ceres (goddess of grain/fruits); wheat; bread; food;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg. - Entry →cero, cerare, ceravi, ceratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
smear/coat with wax;
sg. pres. pass. subj. 2nd
Examples
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...hilarior. CH. verbum hercle hoc verum erit "sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus". sed Thai' multo ante venit..."Liber III
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...artium in Minerva, Mercurio litterarum, medicinae Apolline, Cerere frugum, Libero vinI. tum si qua ab iis acta vetustas..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...tetigere lassulae, nimio e labore somnum capiunt sine Cerere. piger his labante languore oculos sopor operit; abit..."
