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
- M
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..." - G
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..."
