corna
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cornum, corni:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cornel berry/cherry, fruit of cornelian cherry tree; javelin/spear (of cornel);; horn; hoof; beak/tusk/claw; bow; horn/trumpet; end, wing of army; mountain top;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...sonitumque pedum vocemque tremesco. victum infelicem, bacas lapidosaque corna, dant rami, et vulsis pascunt radicibus herbae. omnia conlustrans..."Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...insita mala ferre pirum et prunis lapidosa rubescere corna. Quare agite o proprios generatim discite cultus, agricolae, fructusque..."Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...bicolor sincerae baca Minervae conditaque in liquida corna autumnalia faece intibaque et radix et lactis massa coacti ovaque..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...dictum cognomen adhaeret, quinquennis oleas est et silvestria corna ac nisi mutatum parcit defundere vinum et cuius odorem..."