vitellum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →vitellum, vitelli:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
little-calf; egg-yoke; (see also vitellus);
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →vitellus, vitelli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
little calf; (term of endearment);; yolk, yolk of egg;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
- T
Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...coturnicem, agnellum, haedillum me tuom dic esse vel vitellum, prehende auriculis, compara labella cum labellis. ARG. Ten osculetur..." - Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...magis alba rotundis, ponere: namque marem cohibent callosa vitellum. cole suburbano qui siccis crevit in agris dulcior: inriguo..."
