lacerto
Dictionary entries
- Entry →lacertus, lacerti:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Field:
- Bio/medical
upper arm, arm, shoulder; (pl.) strength, muscles, vigor, force; lizard;
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...quarum una madentis scissa genas, planctu liuentis atra lacertos, 'nunc', ait 'o miserae, contundite pectora, matres, nunc laniate..."Liber I
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...leues Suessones in armis,optimus excusso Leucus Remusque lacerto,optima gens flexis in gyrum Sequana frenis, 425et docilis..."Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...petunt frustraque laborant? an tum bracchia consuescunt firmantque lacertos? in terraque patris cur telum perpetiuntur optundi? cur ipse..."Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...radere guttur coeperat et secto requiem sperare lacerto; praeterea multa in facie deformia, sicut attritus galea mediisque..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...resecta suis, mox vetus et tenui major cordyla lacerto, sed quam cum rutae frondibus ova tegant; altera..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...menta nec herba salax; Secta coronabunt rutatos ova lacertos, Et madidum thynni de sale sumen erit. Gustus..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...flauescit haphe, grauesque draucis halteras facili rotat lacerto, et putri lutulenta de palaestra uncti uerbere uapulat magistri..."Liber V
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...respice canosinualidasque manus et inanis cerne lacertos. 275usus abit uitae, bellis consumpsimus aeuum:ad mortem dimitte senes..."