ocellus
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| singolare | plurale | |
|---|---|---|
| nominativo | ocellŭs | ocellī |
| genitivo | ocellī | ocellōrŭm |
| dativo | ocellō | ocellīs |
| accusativo | ocellŭm | ocellōs |
| vocativo | ocellĕ | ocellī |
| ablativo | ocellō | ocellīs |
ocellus m sing, seconda declinazione (genitivo: ocelli)
- piccolo occhio, occhietto
- (senso figurato) il più bello, il più amato, gemma, gioiello, tesoro (vezzeggiativo per rivolgersi a qualcuno/qualcosa)
- paene insularum, Sirmio, insularumque ocelle... - Sirmione, gemma delle penisole e delle isole... (Catullo, Carmina, carmen XXXI, 1-2)
- meus ocellus, mea rosa, mi anime, mea voluptas... - tesoro mio, mia rosa, anima mia, mio desiderio... (Plauto, Asinaria, act. III, 664)
- ŏ | cĕl | lŭs
diminutivo di oculus, "occhio", con il suffisso -lus
- Enrico Olivetti, Dizionario Latino Olivetti edizione on line su www.dizionario-latino.com, Olivetti Media Communication
- Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, lemma ocellus (edizione online sul portale del Progetto Perseus)