salax, (gen.), salacis:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Bio/Medical
lecherous/lustful; highly sexed, eager for sex, lascivious; aphrodisiac; hot;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | salacia |
| Acc. | salax | salacia |
| Voc. | — | salacia |
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...palumbi: non edat hanc volucrem qui cupit esse salax. LXVIII. Galbuli. Galbina decipitur calamis et retibus ales, turget..."Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...cenare domi poeta non vult. XXV Illa salax nimium nec paucis nota puellis stare Lino desît mentula. Lingua..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tonsile porrum, Nec deest ructatrix menta nec herba salax; Secta coronabunt rutatos ova lacertos, Et madidum thynni..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...tanquam corvus. Noveram hominem olim oliorum, et adhuc salax erat. Non mehercules illum puto domo canem reliquisse. Immo..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...Volusi, cacata carta. XXXVII. ad contubernales et Egnatium Salax taberna vosque contubernales, a pilleatis nona fratribus pila, solis..." - P
Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...Pelasga, Bulbus et, ex horto quae venit, herba salax Ovaque sumantur, sumantur Hymettia mella, Quasque tulit folio pinus..."