cubita
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cubito, cubitare, cubitavi, cubitatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
recline, lie down, take rest, sleep; lie down often; lie/sleep (sexual);
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd - Entry →cubo, cubare, cubui, cubitus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lie (down/asleep); recline, incline; lie/be in bed, rest/sleep; be sick/dead;
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →cubitum, cubiti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
elbow; forearm; ulna; cubit (length - 17.4 inches); elbow bend/pipe;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
- A
Liber III
Aulus Gellius
"...historiarum inventum esse sub terra scripsit Oresti corpus cubita longitudinis habens septem, quae faciunt pedes duodecim et quadrantem..." - T
Liber XXXVII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...extrahere tempus uellet, munimenta Romani temptarent, fossam sex cubita altam, duodecim latam cum duxisset, extra duplex uallum fossae..."
