crepido
Dictionary entries
- Entry →crepido, crepidinis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Technical
pedestal/base/foundation; dam, retaining wall, bank; pier/quay, sidewalk; rim;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Satura V
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...ipsum defecisse puta, quod inani sufficit aluo: nulla crepido uacat? nusquam pons et tegetis pars dimidia breuior? tantine..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...campi deuexaque latis arua iacent spatiis. contra importuna crepido, Oedipodioniae domus alitis; hic fera quondam pallentes erecta genas..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...aere: laborant sub genio, teneat quamvis aeterna crepido, quae superingesti portaret culmina montis caeliferique attrita genu durasset Atlantis..."Liber XXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...altera inferior summissa fastigio planities; eam quoque altera crepido haud facilior in adscensum ambibat. in hunc inferiorem campum..."