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sile

Dictionary entries

  • silus, sila, silum:

    Adjective · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Uncommon
    Dictionary:
    Cassell's Latin Dictionary

    = snub-nosed, pug-nosed;

    Entry →
    voc. sg. (m.)
  • sileo, silere, silui, -:

    Verb · 2nd conjugation

    Frequency:
    Frequent

    = be silent, not to speak (about); be quiet; not to function;

    Entry →
    sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd

Examples

  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber IV

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...sodales fecimus mali tantum? Miserere iam, crudelis, et sile tandem; aut, si tacere lingua non potest ista, aliquando..."
  • L

    Phaedra

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE

    "...arcana occulam. Ph. Alium silere quod uoles, primus sile. Th. Leti facultas nulla continget tibi. Ph. Mori uolenti..."
  • L

    Medea

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE

    "...flammis agi Malea longas nauibus flectens moras. Nutrix Sile, obsecro, questusque secreto abditos manda dolori. grauia quisquis uulnera..."
  • Gaius Valerius Flaccus

    Liber Octavus

    Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA

    "...quin nunc quoque quaero quid iubeas. heu, dure, siles? magnumque minatur nescioquid tuus iste pudor. mene, optime quondam..."

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