sextante
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sextans, sextantis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
one-sixth of any unit; (1/6);
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Dicis, Saenia: sed negant latrones. XXVII Poto ego sextantes, tu potas, Cinna, deunces: Et quereris quod non, Cinna..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...cotula rasa selibra data est; octauus ligulam misit sextante minorem; nonus acu leuius uix cocleare tulit. Quod mittat..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...bene Caesar, sic Capitolinus Iuppiter." Immo tibi. Sextantes, Calliste, duos infunde Falerni, tu super aestiuas, Alcime, solue niues..."- T
Liber XXIX
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...locauerunt. uectigal etiam nouum ex salaria annona statuerunt. sextante sal et Romae et per totam Italiam erat; Romae..."