coturnices
Dictionary entries
- Entry →coturnix, coturnicis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
quail; (also term of endearment);
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quasi patriciis pueris aut monerulae, aut anites aut coturnices dantur, quicum lusitent, itidem mi haec advenienti upupa..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...movebas; garrulus et placidae pacis amator eras. ecce, coturnices inter sua proelia vivunt; forsitan et fiunt inde frequenter..."
