cupressos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cupressus, cupressi:
Feminine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
cypress-tree; cypress oil/wood, cypress-wood casket, spear of cypress-wood;
acc. pl.nom. sg. - Entry →cupressus, cupressus:
Feminine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
cypress-tree; cypress oil/wood, cypress-wood casket, spear of cypress-wood;
gen. sg.
Examples
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...laxiorem vocis sonum feceris. XIII. Ennius item "rectos cupressos" dixit contra receptum vocabuli genus hoc versu: capitibus nutantis..."Liber VI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...inguinis arma geram, sed mihi perpetua numquam moritura cupresso Phidiaca rigeat mentula digna manu. Vicini, moneo, sanctum celebrate..."
Liber Sextus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...curant uaga fulmina nimbos. tristibus interea ramis teneraque cupresso damnatus flammae torus et puerile feretrum texitur: ima uirent..."Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...nunc ponere frondes, 135Phoebe, tuas maestaque comam damnare cupresso. Quisnam pacata consanguinitate ligavitFortunam Invidiamque deus? quis iussit iniquasaeternum..."Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...frondibus atris intexunt latera et feralis ante cupressos constituunt, decorantque super fulgentibus armis. pars calidos latices et aena..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...tellus; stant Manibus arae caeruleis maestae vittis atraque cupresso, et circum Iliades crinem de more solutae; inferimus tepido..."Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...carmina fingi posse linenda cedro et leui seruanda cupresso? Aut prodesse uolunt aut delectare poetae aut simul..."