culte
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cultus, culta -um, cultior -or -us, cultissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
cultivated/tilled/farmed (well); ornamented, neat/well groomed; polished/elegant
voc. sg. (m.) - Entry →colo, colere, colui, cultus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
live in (place), inhabit; till, cultivate, promote growth; foster, maintain;; honor, cherish, worship; tend, take care of; adorn, dress, decorate, embellish;
voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →culte, cultius, cultissime:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
elegantly, smartly, stylishly; (of oratorical style); with polish/refinement;
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Quare nemo ex corruptis dicat me inimicum esse culte dicentibus: non hanc esse virtutem nego, sed illis..."Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...siqua est modo corporis umbra, auxisti numeros, culte Tibulle, pios. ossa quieta, precor, tuta requiescite in urna..."Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...donec erunt ignes arcusque Cupidinis arma, discentur numeri, culte Tibulle, tui; Gallus et Hesperiis et Gallus notus Eois..."Liber V
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...Postero die dixit pro Vareno Homullus callide acriter culte, contra Nigrinus presse graviter ornate. Censuit Acilius Rufus consul..."
