English search results for: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return
#12576
noun
declension : 2nd declension gender : masculine
Definitions:
copper coin (of small value, one tenth obol, one 60th or 40th of a drachma)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Legal, Government, Tax, Financial, Political, Titles
Geography:
Greece
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12577
noun
declension : 2nd declension gender : feminine
Definitions:
emerald with veins of brass (malachite?) (L+S)
precious stone
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12578
noun
declension : 3rd declension gender : feminine
Definitions:
(w/copper spots)
kind of fish (sardine?/herring-like?)
kind of lizard/snake
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12579
noun
Definitions:
kind of lizard or snake
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#12580
noun
declension : 3rd declension gender : feminine
Definitions:
(acne?)
attack of warts or pimples
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Biological, Medical, Body Parts
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12581
adjective
Definitions:
of/pertaining to hail (L+S)
resembling a hailstone (name of a precious stone)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12582
noun
Definitions:
(of form and color of hail)
precious stone (unidentified)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12583
noun
declension : 3rd declension gender : masculine
Definitions:
male kingfisher (L+S)
sea bird (tern?)
son of Lucifer/husband of Alcyone
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12584
noun
Definitions:
graving tool (L+S)
pointed tool used in encaustic (wax) painting
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Technical, Architecture, Topography, Surveying
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12585
noun
declension : 2nd declension gender : neuter
Definitions:
advance, part of payment that has been made
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Legal, Government, Tax, Financial, Political, Titles
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12586
noun
declension : 2nd declension gender : masculine
Definitions:
brewer (of beer)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12587
adjective
Definitions:
of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12588
adjective
Definitions:
of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12589
adjective
Definitions:
containing wax
full of wax
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12590
noun
declension : 2nd declension gender : common
Definitions:
bearer of cernus (vessel for holding offerings)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12591
noun
declension : 2nd declension gender : masculine
Definitions:
maker/seller of tapers
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12592
noun
Definitions:
(genus Cerinthe)
honeywort plant
wax-flower, plant bees are fond of (L+S)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12593
noun
declension : 1st declension gender : feminine
Definitions:
(genus Cerinthe)
honeywort plant
wax-flower, plant bees are fond of (L+S)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12594
adjective
Definitions:
made of wax
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12595
verb
conjugation : 1st conjugation voice : intransitive
Definitions:
make wax
spawn (of purple-fish) (make wax/prepare slimy nest for eggs)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#12596
adjective
Definitions:
of a worker in wax
of/concerned with (wax-covered) writing tablets
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Only citation is inscription
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12597
noun
declension : 3rd declension gender : feminine
Definitions:
kind of gem
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12598
noun
declension : 3rd declension gender : feminine
Definitions:
kind of veined gem
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12599
noun
declension : 3rd declension gender : feminine
Definitions:
kind of veined gem
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
All or none
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12600
noun
declension : 3rd declension gender : masculine
Definitions:
drones (pl.) (in a swarm/hive of bees)
Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
Area:
Agriculture, Flora, Fauna, Land, Equipment, Rural
Geography:
All or none
Frequency:
Appears only in Pliny’s “Natural History”
Source:
Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
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