turbinibus
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;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →turben, turbinis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
that which whirls; whirlwind, tornado; spinning top; spiral, round, circle;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...aëris auris commiscet; sinit haec violentis omnia verti turbinibus, sinit incertis turbare procellis, ipse suos ignis certo fert..."Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...dies et nimbis ac tonitribus horridas noctes, cum turbinibus diuulsa nauigia, quis erit huius laboris ac metus fructus..."Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...meamque fallax unda deludat sitim; merui manus praebere turbinibus tuis, quaecumque regem Thessalum torques rota; effodiat auidus hinc..."Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...requiesce Pirithoi pater: haec incitatis membra turbinibus ferat nusquam resistens orbe reuoluto rota. Dehisce tellus, recipe me dirum..."