puerperam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →puerperus, puerpera, puerperum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
of childbirth;
acc. sg. (f.) - Entry →puerpera, puerperae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
woman in labor, woman who has been/is in process of being delivered of child;
acc. sg.
Examples
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...face ut accumbam, accede, adiuta. em sic decet puerperam. soleas mihi deduce, pallium inice in me huc, Archilis..."Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...opinor. DE. Multo rectiust quam illam puerperam huc nunc duci per uiam aegrotam. AE. Nil enim uidi melius..."Liber XII
Aulus Gellius
"...auctumque eum esse nato filio. 'Eamus' inquit 'et puerperam uisum et patri gratulatum.' Is erat loci senatorii..."
