saltus

(saltus (1) ūs), m

2 SAL-, a leaping, leap, spring, bound .—Only acc.and abl sing . and plur: saltu uti: corpora saltu Subiciuntin equos, V.: saltum dare, make a leap , O.: praeceps saltu sese In fluvium dedit, V.: (crura) saltibus apta, O.

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