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cornices

Dictionary entries

  • cornix, cornicis:

    Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension

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

    = crow; (or related bird); (example of longevity); (insulting for old woman);

    Entry →
    acc. pl.
    nom. pl.
    voc. pl.

Examples

  • T

    Liber VI

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

    "...Tritonidis almae, quo numquam pennis appellunt corpora raucae cornices, non cum fumant altaria donis; usque adeo fugitant..."
  • D

    Satura X

    Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE

    "...quicquam credis Homero, exemplum uitae fuit a cornice secundae. felix nimirum, qui tot per saecula mortem distulit atque..."

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