sterculinum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sterculinum, sterculini:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
dung heap/hill/pit, manure pile; midden;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quid agitur? TOX. Oh, lutum lenonium, commixtum caeno sterculinum publicum, impure, inhoneste, iniure, inlex, labes popli, pecuniae accipiter..." - P
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...pudet vanitati'? {Do.} minime, dum ob rem. {Ge.} sterculinum! {Ph.} Dorio, itane tandem facere oportet..."