gryllis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →gryllus, grylli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cricket; grasshopper; cartoon, comic illustration; caricature (Cal);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...duplex; nec Fortunati spernit nec balnea Fausti, nec Grylli tenebras Aeoliamque Lupi: nam thermis iterumque iterumque iterumque lauatur..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...facit ista fames? Redde Lupi nobis tenebrosaque balnea Grylli: tam male cum cenem, cur bene, Flacce, lauer? Intres..."
