clavom
Dictionary entries
- Entry →clavus, clavi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
callus, wart, tumor, excrescence; foul brood in bees; fungus disease in olives;; nail, spike, rivet; purple stripe on tunic; tiller/helm, helm of ship of state;
acc. sg.
Examples
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...compediti anum lima praeterunt aut lapide excutiunt clavom. nugae sunt eae. quem tu adservare recte, ne aufugiat, voles..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...minus ignotos generosis. quo tibi, Tilli, sumere depositum clavom fierique tribuno? invidia adcrevit, privato quae minor esset..."