umbracula
Dictionary entries
- Entry →umbraculum, umbraculi:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
shelter/shade; protection from sun; parasol/umbrella; shady retreat/bower/arbor;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...calva? - pilas. XXVIII Umbella. Accipe quae nimios vincant umbracula soles: Sit licet et ventus, te tua vela tegent..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...rapida agmina Nysa. huic Lycii montes gelidaeque umbracula Thymbrae et Parnasus honos: illi Pangaea resultant Ismaraque et quondam..."Ecloga IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...candida populus antro imminet et lentae texunt umbracula uites. Huc ades; insani feriant sine litora fluctus." Lycidas Quid..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...miles ab hoste tuus. Ipse tene distenta suis umbracula virgis, Ipse fac in turba, qua venit illa, locum..."