convexo
Dictionary entries
- Entry →convexus, convexa, convexum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Technical
arching/arched, vaulted, convex; well-rounded; [~ in => set in a curve round];; inclined, sloping downwards; concave;
abl. sg. (m.)abl. sg. (n.)dat. sg. (m.)dat. sg. (n.) - Entry →convexum, convexi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Technical
arch, vault; dome; dome of the sky; concavity (L+S); (usu. pl.);
abl. sg.dat. sg. - Entry →convexo, convexare, convexavi, convexatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
jostle, push against; press/squeeze together (L+S);
sg. pres. act. ind. 1st
Examples
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...feraene, quaerere constituit, sociisque exacta referre Classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe cavata arboribus clausam circum atque horrentibus..."Ecloga IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...honores, cara deum suboles, magnum Iovis incrementum. aspice convexo nutantem pondere mundum, terrasque tractusque maris caelumque profundum; aspice..."
