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..."- G
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..."
