punctae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pungo, pungere, pepugi, punctus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
prick, puncture; sting (insect); jab/poke; mark with points/pricks; vex/trouble;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quaeris, An Libycas possint sustinuisse trabes? XCII Quinquepedal. Puncta notis ilex et acuta cuspide clusa Saepe redemptoris prodere..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...mihi nigrescunt tonsa sudaria barba et queritur labris puncta puella meis; sed tibi non crevi; te noster vilicus..."