curvum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →curvum, curvi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
curve; curved object or line; that which is crooked/wrong (L+S); (morally);
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →curvus, curva, curvum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
curved/bent/arched; crooked; morally wrong; stooped/bowed; winding; w/many bends
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.)
Examples
Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...valles imumque Acheronta videtur, nunc, ubi demissam curvum circumstetit aequor, suspicere inferno summum de gurgite caelum. saepe..."Metamorphoses V
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...aureus; ornabant aurata monilia collum et madidos murra curvum crinale capillos; ille quidem iaculo quamvis distantia misso figere..."
