cornicis
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);
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl.
Examples
- G
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..." - G
Appendix Perottina
Gaius Phaedrus
"...indulgens animali dedit,elephanti uires et leonis impetum,cornicis aeuum, gloriam tauri trucis,equi uelocis placidam mansuetudinem..." - P
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..."
