cuniculus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cuniculus, cuniculi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
rabbit; underground tunnel/burrow/hole; mine/excavation; channel; secret device;
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...somnus alit. LX. Cuniculi. Gaudet in effossis habitare cuniculus antris. Monstravit tacitas hostibus ille vias. LXI. Attagenae. Inter..."Liber V
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...traducti. Operum fuit omnium longe maximum ac laboriosissimum cuniculus in arcem hostium agi coeptus. Quod ne intermitteretur opus..."
