cuppedia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cuppes, (gen.), cuppedis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
gluttonous; fond of delicacies (L+S); dainty;
acc. pl. (n.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →cuppedia, cuppediae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
gourmandism; fondness for dainties (L+S); daintiness; delicacies (pl.);
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →cuppedium, cuppedii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
delicacy, tidbit; (usu. pl.) delicacies; dainty dishes, tidbits (L+S);
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...tene aquam. SANG. Melius dicis; nil moror cuppedia. bibe, tibicen. age si quid agis, bibendum hercle..."Liber VII
Aulus Gellius
"...immunes et asymboli veniremus, coniectabamus ad cenulam non cuppedias ciborum, sed argutias quaestionum. Vnusquisque igitur nostrum commentus paratusque..."
