Meaning of cornu | Babel Free

Definitions

1. horn, antler
   declension-4
2. tusk
   declension-4
3. the horns of the moon
   declension-4
4. arm or wing (of an army)
   declension-4
5. bow
   declension-4, in-plural, poetic
6. horn (as a musical instrument)
   declension-4
7. any substance like the material of a horn, such as the beak or bill of a bird
   declension-4
8. end of the stick around which books (scrolls) were rolled, ornamented with ivory
   declension-4
9. power, strength, might
   declension-4, figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“ductōrēsque ipsōs prīmum, capita alta ferentēs cornibus arboreīs, sternit And first the leaders themselves, bearing their heads high with branching antlers, [Aeneas] strikes down. (Demonstrating his military skill, Aeneas first targets the “leaders” – in this case, three stags.)”

“Nūllus adhūc mundō praebēbat lūmina Tītān, nec nova crēscendō reparābat cornua Phoebē, nec circumfūsō pendēbat in āere tellūs ponderibus lībrāta suīs, nec bracchia longō margine terrārum porrēxerat Amphītrītē; […]”

No Titan [Sun] as yet provided light to the world, nor did Phoebe [the Moon] repair new horns in waxing, nor did the Earth hang in the surrounding air, balanced by its own weights, nor had Amphitrite [the sea] stretched her arms down the far borders of the lands; […]

“c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.52”

“8 CE – 12 CE, Ovidius, Sorrows 1.1.8”

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