cornici
Dictionary entries
- Entry →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);
dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber III
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...forma, uires aquilae, luscinio melos,augurium coruo, laeua cornici omina;omnesque propriis sunt contentae dotibus.Noli adfectare quod tibi..."Appendix Perottina
Gaius Phaedrus
"...indulgens animali dedit,elephanti uires et leonis impetum,cornicis aeuum, gloriam tauri trucis,equi uelocis placidam mansuetudinem..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...iecur cervi; quibus insuper addit ova caputque novem cornicis saecula passae. his et mille aliis postquam sine nomine..."
