Meaning of pullus | Babel Free
[ˈpʊl.lʊs]Definitions
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any young animal, young declension-2, masculine
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a chick, chicken or any young fowl declension-2, especially, masculine
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a foal declension-2, especially, masculine
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a shoot, a young plant declension-2, masculine
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darling declension-2, endearing, masculine
Equivalents
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Examples
“Facere iis [gliribus] cavos oportet laxiores, ubi pullos parere possint; aquam esse tenuem, quod ea non utuntur multum et aridum locum quaerunt.”
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“[…] absentis ranae pullis vituli pede pressis unus ubi effugit, matri denarrat, ut ingens belua cognatos eliserit: illa rogare,”
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“Conminxit lectum potus mensave catillum Evandri manibus tritum deiecit: ob hanc rem, aut positum ante mea quia pullum in parte catini sustulit esuriens, minus hoc iucundus amicus sit mihi? quid faciam, si furtum fecerit aut si”
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“Coordinate term: equus”
“Exsulta satis, filia Sion; iubila, filia Ierusalem: ecce rex tuus veniet tibi, iustus et salvator: ipse pauper, et ascendens super asinam et super pullum filium asinae.”
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion; make jubilation, O daughter of Jerusalem: BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour: he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
“Propagatio pomorum, aliarum arborum. Ab arbore abs terra pulli qui nascentur, eos in terram deprimito extollitoque primorem partem, uti radicem capiat; […]”
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“Concludere in fenestram firmiter, Vnde auscultare possis, quom ego illam ausculer. Quom mihi illa dicet: mi animule, mi Olympio, Mea vita, mea mellilla, mea festivitas: Sine tuos ocellos deosculer, voluptas mea, Sine, amabo, ted amari, meus festus dies, Meus pullus passer, mea columba, mi lepus: […]”
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“Itaque ut a Miseno movit quamvis lugentis habitu et funus Tiberi prosequens, tamen inter altaria et victimas ardentisque taedas densissimo et laetissimo obviorum agmine incessit, super fausta nomina "sidus" et "pullum" et "pupum" et "alumnum" appellantium; […]”
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CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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