virentem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →virens, (gen.), virentis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Age:
- Neo-Latin
- Field:
- Agriculture
green; (in reference to plants); (Dell);
acc. sg. (m./f.) - Entry →vireo, virere, virui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
be green or verdant; be lively or vigorous; be full of youthful vigor;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber VI
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...Vergilio licet credas: est lucum Silari iuxta ilicibusque virentem plurimus Alburnum volitans, cui nomen asilo Romanum est, oestrum..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...satiavit pectora luxu, serta comis mitramque levat thyrsumque virentem armat et hostiles invisit fortior Indos. Scandebat roseo medii..."Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...singula temptat vixque sibi credens, non alta fronde virentem ilice detraxit virgam: virga aurea facta est; tollit humo..."Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Tritonida conspicit arcem ingeniis opibusque et festa pace virentem vixque tenet lacrimas, quia nil lacrimabile cernit. sed postquam..."
