soccum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →soccus, socci:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
slipper, low-heeled loose-fitting shoe (worn by Greeks/comic actors); comedy;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quid melius desidiosus ages? an iuuat ad tragicos soccum transferre coturnos aspera uel paribus bella tonare modis, praelegat..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...laetus, huc huc veni, niveo gerens luteum pede soccum; excitusque hilari die, nuptialia concinens voce carmina tinnula, pelle..."
