morsa
Dictionary entries
- Entry →mordeo, mordere, momordi, morsus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
bite; sting; hurt, pain; vex; criticize, carp at; eat, consume; bite/cut into;
abl. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. pl. perf. pass. part.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
- M
XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...inpressimus, et inter horrorem ac famem restrictis labris morsa abrupimus. cadavera rogis devoluta sunt, et ad funera tamquam..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...decerpens aequabat semper opus dens, laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis, quae prius in levi fuerant exstantia filo: ante..." - P
Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...pando eruerit rostro spemque interceperit anni; vite caper morsa Bacchi mactandus ad aras ducitur ultoris: nocuit sua culpa..."