tingui
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tinguo, tinguere, tinxi, tinctus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wet/moisten/dip/soak; color/dye/tinge/tint, stain (w/blood); imbue; impregnate;
pres. pass. infin.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...olivifera crinem redimite corona, Aurea qui nitidis vellera tinguis aquis; Quem Bromius, quem Pallas amat; cui rector aquarum..."- L
Agamemnon
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...senis in iugulo telum Pyrrhi uix exiguo sanguine tingui. [Cassandra] Cohibete lacrimas omne quas tempus petet, Troades..." - P
Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...spes est admota recursus, protinus eductam navalibus aequore tingui aptarique suis pinum iubet armamentis; qua rursus visa veluti..." - P
Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...gelidi caluere Triones et vetito frustra temptarunt aequore tingui, quaeque polo posita est glaciali proxima Serpens, frigore pigra..."