English search results for: shadows

#1

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. people (pl.) on other side of equator with shadows in the opposite direction
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Units/Measures
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#2

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: feminine

Definitions:

  1. marking off with stakes/palings
  2. marking time by shadows of stakes (L+S)
  • 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)