distichon
Dictionary entries
- Entry →distich:
Adjective
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Poetry
consisting of two lines (verse); having two longitudinal rows of grain;
acc. sg. (m./f.) - Entry →distich:
Adjective
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Poetry
consisting of two lines (verse); having two longitudinal rows of grain;
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →distichon, distichi:
Neuter · Noun
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Poetry
couplet, two line poem/verse;
acc. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lusca est, Quinte, puella, cur in te factum distichon esse putas? ‹ Sed simile est aliquid. ‹ Pro Laide Thaida..."Virgil
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE POETIS
"...Ballistam ludi magistrum ob infamiam latrociniorum coopertum lapidibus distichon fecit: "Monte sub hoc lapidum tegitur Ballista sepultus; Nocte..."
