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conchis

Dictionary entries

  • conchis, conchis:

    Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension

    Frequency:
    Uncommon
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Agriculture

    = leguminous vegetable, kind of bean; (boiled with shell/pod);

    Entry →
    acc. pl.
    gen. sg.
    nom. pl.
    nom. sg.
    voc. sg.
  • concha, conchae:

    Feminine · Noun · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

    = mollusk/murex/oyster/scallop; pearl/mollusk-shell; Triton horn; female genitalia; holy-water font;

    Entry →
    abl. pl.
    dat. pl.
    loc. pl.

Examples

  • T

    Liber IV

    Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX

    "...fere res omnes aut corio sunt aut etiam conchis aut callo aut cortice tectae. interiorem etiam partem spirantibus..."
  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber XIII

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...mittere dives, emes. VII. Faba. Si spumet rubra conchis tibi pallida testa, lautorum cenis saepe negare potes. VIII..."
  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber VII

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...Saxetani ponatur coda lacerti et, bene si cenas, conchis inuncta tibi, sumen, aprum, leporem, boletos, ostrea, mullos mittis..."
  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber II

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...Subdola famosae moneo fuge retia moechae, leuior o conchis, Galle, Cytheriacis. Confidis natibus? Non est pedico maritus; quae..."
  • P

    Metamorphoses IV

    Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses

    "...alis quaque patet, nunc terga cavis super obsita conchis, nunc laterum costas, nunc qua tenuissima cauda desinit..."

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