ceris
Dictionary entries
- 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. futperf. act. ind. 2ndsg. pres. pass. ind. 2ndsg. perf. act. subj. 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;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - —
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...saepe monaulon habet. LXIV Fistula. Quid me conpactam ceris et harundine rides? Quae primum structa est fistula talis..."Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Ammiano praeter aridam restem moriens reliquit ultimis pater ceris. Fieri putaret posse quis, Marulline, ut Ammianus mortuum patrem..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...eunuchus. Nec uenit inanis rusticus salutator: fert ille ceris cana cum suis mella metamque lactis Sassinate de silua..."FRAGMENTA
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...fouet. Sic sine concubitu textis apis excita ceris Feruet, et audaci milite castra replet. Non vno contenta valet..."Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quamquam plerique inprimi quaedam vestigia animo, velut in ceris anulorum signa serventur, existimant. Neque ero tam credulus..."Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...erit subito continua oratione dicendum, si particulas quas ceris mandamus nisi in solitudine reperire non possumus? Propter quae..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...facere numerosum quam oportuna ordinis permutatio, neque alio ceris Platonis inventa sunt quattuor illa verba, quibus in illo..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...sulcos ducatur stilus. Nam neque errabit quemadmodum in ceris (continebitur enim utrimque marginibus neque extra praescriptum egredi poterit..."
