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..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...aetati nostrae gaudia, prima rapis. Infelix, modo crinibus nitebas Phoebo pulchrior et sorore Phoebi. At nunc levior aere..."