volucre
Dictionary entries
- Entry →volucer, volucris, volucre:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
winged; able to fly; flying; in rapid motion, fleet/swift; transient, fleeting;
abl. sg. (all)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →volucris, volucris:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bird, flying insect/creature; constellation Cycnus/Cygnus;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...tellure atque aethere adulta. principio genus alituum variaeque volucres ova relinquebant exclusae tempore verno, folliculos ut nunc teretis..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...somnis eadem saevire necessust. at variae fugiunt volucres pinnisque repente sollicitant divom nocturno tempore lucos, accipitres somno..."Liber III
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...enim sibi cum proponit quisque futurum, corpus uti volucres lacerent in morte feraeque, ipse sui miseret; neque enim..."Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...aurora novo cum spargit lumine terras et variae volucres nemora avia pervolitantes aera per tenerum liquidis loca vocibus..."Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...homines, e terra posset oriri squamigerum genus et volucres erumpere caelo; armenta atque aliae pecudes, genus omne ferarum..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...papilla tumet. XLV. Pulli gallinacei. Si Libycae nobis volucres et Phasides essent, acciperes, at nunc accipe chortis aves..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...iniurias diligit. Ales Phasiacis petita Colchis atque Afrae volucres placent palato, quod non sunt faciles: at albus anser..."Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Nolito edepol devellisse: iam his duobus mensibus volucres tibi erunt tuae hirquinae. S. I in malam..."