gravidum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →gravida, gravidae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Stelten (Ecclesiastical Latin)
- Age:
- Medieval
pregnant woman;
gen. pl. - Entry →gravidus, gravida, gravidum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pregnant, heavy with child; laden/swollen/teeming; weighed down; rich/abundant;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.)
Examples
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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...excute! luctantur intra viscera animae, et uterum funeribus gravidum in os agunt. credibiles fabulas fecimus, felices miserias, scelera..."
Liber Quintus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...dabant ventis nec debita fata movebant. qualem praecipiti gravidum iam sorte parentem natorum flet parva manus trepidique precantur..."Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...tristis erat, defensa est Ilios armis: Militibus gravidum laeta recepit equum. Tum quoque temptanda est, cum paelice laesa..."Liber I
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...lacrimas neque voce supplex; compressis intra sinum manibus gravidum uterum intuens. ferebantur et spolia Varianae cladis, plerisque eorum..."
