nitebas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →niteo, nitere, nitui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
shine, glitter, look bright; be sleek/in good condition; bloom, thrive;
sg. imperf. act. ind. 2nd
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tribuisse tuis. Talis eras, modo tonse Pelops, positisque nitebas Crinibus, ut totum sponsa videret ebur. LXXXV Pediconibus..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...aetati nostrae gaudia, prima rapis. Infelix, modo crinibus nitebas Phoebo pulchrior et sorore Phoebi. At nunc levior aere..."