Ab alvo
From TTT @ frath.net
Latin Construction
- From the belly.
Constructions
no characteristic constructions
Loci
- αʹ Ovid, Ibis 221-2:
| quī sĭmŭl | īmpū|rā mā|trīs prō|lāpsŭs ăb | ālvō Cīny̆phĭ|ām fōe|dō || cōrpŏrĕ | prēssĭt hŭ|mūm |
At the same time he,slithered from the defiled womb of his mother, touched the ground of Cinyps with his filthy body. |
- βʹ Ovid, Metamorphoses 3.310-11:
| īmpēr|fēctŭs ăd|hūc īn|fāns gĕnĕ|trīcĭs ăb | ālvō ērĭpĭ|tūr ——— ————— ————— ————— ————— |
A baby, still unformed, is rescued from the belly of its mother. |
