conubia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →conubium, conubi(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
marriage/wedlock; right to marry; act/ceremony of marriage (usu. pl.);; intermarriage between two groups of people/instance of it; right to intermarry;; married partner/spouse, husband/wife; sexual union; ingrafting (plants);
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Caesaris in manus uenire. 5 Lusus erat sacrae conubia taedae, lusus et immeritos exsecuisse mares. Vltraque tu prohibes..."Oedipus
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...mentem timor; praestare tacitam regibus soleo fidem. Oe. Conubia matris Delphico monitu tremo. Sen. Timere uana desine..."Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...feminae nomen fugit, immitis annos caelibi uitae dicat, conubia uitat: genus Amazonium scias. Ph. Hunc in niuosi collis..."
Liber Octavus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...moenibus ignem. nec tibi digna, soror, desum ad conubia frater primus et ecce fero quatioque hanc lampada vestro..."
Liber Undecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...tegas urnamque reportes, hoc tantum, et natae melius conubia iungas.' ibant in lacrimas, ueluti cum uere reuerso Bistoniae..."Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...pater auersetur alumnos. at Tyriis templa, arua, domos, conubia, natos reddite morte mea: si uos placita hostia iuui..."Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...mollia gessi pensa, sed in tetricis et post conubia lustris, sic quoque uenatrix animumque innupta remansi, nec mihi..."Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...obruat? at non sunt immortali ulla pericla. Denique conubia ad Veneris partusque ferarum esse animas praesto deridiculum esse..."