sextarius
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sextarius, sextari(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Technical
pint (about); 1/6 congius (liquid); 1/16 modius (dry); cup of that size;
nom. sg.
Examples
- D
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...plena quod tenditur urna admotum pedibus, de quo sextarius alter ducitur ante cibum rabidam facturus orexim, dum redit..." - Q
Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...nummus, quem praebeat usum? panis ematur, holus, vini sextarius, adde quis humana sibi doleat natura negatis. an vigilare..."