convulsa
Dictionary entries
- Entry →convulsus, convulsa, convulsum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Bio/medical
suffering from wrenching/dislocation of a limb;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →convulsum, convulsi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/medical
dislocations (pl.); wrenches;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →convello, convellere, convelli, convulsus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
shatter, batter, convulse, shake violently; heave up, set in motion; overthrow;; pull/pluck/tug/tear up/at dislodge, uproot; wrench, strain, dislocate (limbs);
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...fauces tumentes strangulant vocem, optusae obscurant, rasae exasperant, convulsae fractis sunt organis similes. XXI. Finditur etiam spiritus obiectu..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...undas. haec loca vi quondam et vasta convulsa ruina (tantum aevi longinqua valet mutare vetustas) dissiluisse ferunt..."Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Caede Messalinae convulsa principis domus, orto apud libertos certamine, quis deligeret uxorem Claudio, caelibis vitae intoleranti et coniugum..."Liber VI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...sortiri prohibitus: Blaesis sacerdotia, integra eorum domo destinata, convulsa distulerat, tunc ut vacua contulit in alios; quod signum..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...effusius; unde gravior pestis fuit, conferta mole, dein convulsa, dum ruit intus aut in exteriora effunditur immensamque..."
