solidus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →solidus, solida -um, solidior -or -us, solidissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
solid; same material throughout, unalloyed; not hollow; dense; unbroken/whole;; three dimensional; retaining form/rigidity, firm; real, lasting; perfect; full;
nom. sg. (m.) - Entry →solidus, solidi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
gold coin; (aurus introduced by Constantine);
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber X
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...atqui consilium futuri ex praeterito venit. Hodiernus dies solidus est, nemo ex illo quicquam mihi eripuit; totus inter..."de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...uestigia tot uerberati saeculis ostentant, ita sapientis animus solidus est et id roboris collegit ut tam tutus..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...nobilis Appia crescit in latus et molles solidus premit agger harenas; atque ubi Romuleas velox penetraveris arces, continuo..."
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...excelso veniat soror hospita templo. nec te, quod solidus contra riget umbo maligni, montis et immenso non umquam..."
