pavos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pavus, pavi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
peacock;
acc. pl.nom. sg.
Examples
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...Luxuriae ructu Martis marcent moenia. Tuo palato clausus pavo pascitur plumato amictus aureo Babylonico, gallina tibi Numidica, tibi..."Liber I
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...maius ne veniat, malum'. III. Graculus Superbus et Pavo Ne gloriari libeat alienis bonis,suoque potius habitu vitam..."