plectrum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →plectrum, plectri:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
quill/ plectrum/pick (to strike strings of musical instrument); keyboard key;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...eiecta theatro Quae duxit silvas detinuitque feras. CLXVII Plectrum. Fervida ne trito tibi pollice pusula surgat, Exornent docilem..."- P
Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...dentibus Indis sustinet a laeva, tenuit manus altera plectrum; artificis status ipse fuit. tum stamina docto pollice sollicitat..." - P
Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...theatris, Et modo Niliacis carmina lusa modis. Nec plectrum dextra, citharam tenuisse sinistra Nesciat arbitrio femina docta..."