ridiculam
Dictionary entries
- Entry →ridicula, ridiculae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
small wooden stake for supporting vines; small vine prop;
acc. sg. - Entry →ridiculus, ridicula, ridiculum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
laughable, funny, comic, amusing; absurd, silly, ridiculous;
acc. sg. (f.)
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Noli ergo, si tibi uidetur, rem facere ridiculam et in toga saltantis inducere personam. 4. Denique uideris..."Libri XVII-XVIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...bonum sit: si laudati bonum esse dicitis, tam ridiculam rem facitis quam si adfirmetis meum esse quod alius..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...particeps amoris. LVI. ad Catonem O rem ridiculam, Cato, et iocosam, dignamque auribus et tuo cachinno! ride quidquid..."
