Tumidus venter
From TTT @ frath.net
Latin Construction
- ‘A swollen belly.’
Loci
- αʹ Ovid, Amores 2.14:
| Īlĭă | sī tŭmĭ|dō gĕmĭ|nōs īn | vēntrĕ nĕ|cāssēt, cāsū|rūs dŏmĭ|nāe || cōndĭtŏr Ūrbĭs ĕ|rāt |
If Ilia had caused the twins in her swollen belly to die, the founder of the imperial city would have fallen. |
- βʹ Ovid, Fasti 3.41-42:
| īntĕrĕ|ā crēs|cēntĕ Rĕ|mō, crēs|cēntĕ Quĭ|rīnō, cāelēs|tī tŭmĭ|dūs || pōndĕrĕ | vēntĕr ĕrāt. |
Meanwhile Remus was growing, Quirinus was growing, and her belly was swollen with the heavenly weight. |
- γʹ Propertius, Elegiae 4.43-44:
| cāerŭlĕ|ūs cŭcŭ|mīs tŭmĭ|dōquĕ cŭ|cūrbĭtă | vēntrĕ mē nŏtăt |
The sea-green cucumber with the plump gourd is my symbol, and the cabbage tied with light rush. |