tritum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →trite, trites:
Feminine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Arts
3rd string; 3rd tone-in-scale; third string of tetrachord from the nete/highest;
gen. pl. - Entry →tritus, trita, tritum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
well-trodden, well-worn, worn; common; familiar;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →tero, terere, trivi, tritus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
rub, wear away, wear out; tread;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...mensam Neroniana nummularius massa, Illinc balucis malleator Hispanae Tritum nitenti fuste verberat saxum; Nec turba cessat entheata Bellonae..."Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...Coruncanium redeunt. Quidam contra, dum nihil nisi tritum et usitatum volunt, in sordes incidunt. Utrumque diverso genere corruptum..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...quod nunquam ante videram, ex lapide speculari pulverem tritum. Statim Trimalchio: "Poteram quidem, inquit, hoc fericulo esse contentus..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...audit. conminxit lectum potus mensave catillum Euandri manibus tritum deiecit: ob hanc rem, aut positum ante mea quia..."Liber VIII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...quaestionis quod adfero ad te aut non satis tritum aut etiam inexpertum fuisse. Hoc et ego excusatior..."
