cristatis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cristatus, cristata, cristatum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
tufted, crested; having a comb/tuft on head; plumed; [~ ales => cock];
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →cristatus, cristati:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
one who wares a plumed helmet; head of penis (rude) (Sex);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...ludi scelerate magister, invisum pueris virginibusque caput? nondum cristati rupere silentia galli: murmure iam saevo verberibusque tonas..."Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...humo dubiaeque crepuscula lucis. non vigil ales ibi cristati cantibus oris evocat Auroram, nec voce silentia rumpunt sollicitive..."Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...adest (aderant comites), terretur; at illa lubrica permulcet cristati colla draconis, et subito duo sunt iunctoque volumine serpunt..."
