turbinem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →turbo, turbinis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
that which whirls; whirlwind, tornado; spinning top; spiral, round, circle;
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...terrenaque in se globus aliquis aeris clausit, quem turbinem dicimus, quacumque fertur, praebet speciem ignis extenti, quae..."Liber III
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE IRA
"...cogitur nec in tempestatem inpellitur nec uersatur in turbinem; omni tumultu caret: inferiora fulminantur. Eodem modo sublimis animus..."Liber III
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...gratissimos: mihi certe debere se praedicant, quod illum turbinem evaserint. Hic erit epistulae finis, re vera finis; litteram..."