quiritem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Quiris, Quiritis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
citizens (pl.) of Rome collectively in their peacetime functions;
acc. sg. - Entry →quiris, quiritis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
spear (Sabine word);
acc. sg. - Entry →Quiris, Quiritis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
inhabitants (pl.) of the Sabine town Cures; Romans in their civil capacity;
acc. sg.
Examples
Satura VIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...originis huius gaudia longa feras. tamen ima plebe Quiritem facundum inuenies, solet hic defendere causas nobilis indocti; ueniet..."Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...subite manus! an, si pulsassem minimum de plebe Quiritem, plecterer—in dominam ius mihi maius erit? pessima Tydides..."
