Significatio vocis cornu | Babel Free
[ˈkɔr.nuː]Definitiones
- horn, antler
- tusk
- the horns of the moon
- arm or wing (of an army)
-
bow declension-4, in-plural, poetic
- horn (as a musical instrument)
- any substance like the material of a horn, such as the beak or bill of a bird
- end of the stick around which books (scrolls) were rolled, ornamented with ivory
- power, strength, might
Exempla
“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”
Gradus CEFR
B1
Medius
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR B1 — gradus medius.
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR B1 — gradus medius.
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