rava
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ravus, rava, ravum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
grayish, tawny;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...incommodum, deinde non subsurda rudis inmanis dura rigida rava praepinguis, aut tenuis inanis acerba pusilla mollis effeminata, spiritus..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...sanguis erit: Si straba, sit Veneri similis: si rava, Minervae: Sit gracilis, macie quae male viva..."
