cornigeris
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cornigera, cornigerae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Inscription
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
hind; doe, female deer (esp. after third year);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →corniger, cornigeri:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
horn-bearing/horned animals/cattle (pl.);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →corniger, cornigeri:
Common · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
horn-bearing/horned animal;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →corniger, cornigera, cornigerum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
horn-bearing, horned; having horns/antlers; [Jupiter Coniger => Ammon];
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...moribus essent, effugeret canis Hyrcano de semine saepe cornigeri incursum cervi tremeretque per auras aëris accipiter fugiens veniente..."
Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...limina nec Lyciam supplex consultor adibit. quin et cornigeri uatis nemus atque Molosso quercus anhela Ioui Troianaque Thymbra..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...alter agebatur post sacra iugalia mensis, cum me cornigeris tendentem retia cervis vertice de summo semper florentis Hymetti..."
