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..."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..."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..."