amatorium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →amatorius, amatoria, amatorium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
of love or lovers, amatory; inducing love (potions); amorous, procuring love;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →amatorium, amatori(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
love potion/charm/philter; anything which stimulates sexual passion;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →amator, amatoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lover; friend, devotee; enthusiastic admirer/pursuer; one fond of women;; amateur, dilettante;
gen. pl.
Examples
Liber I
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...epistulam paria faciamus. Hecaton ait, 'ego tibi monstrabo amatorium sine medicamento, sine herba, sine ullius veneficae carmine..."Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...repudiasses" divisio est. "Vis scire venenum esse amatorium? Viveret homo nisi illud bibisset" argumentum est. Nec multas plerique..."Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...appellandum, cum res utraque habet suum nomen, ut amatorium, venenum. In omnibus autem huius generis litibus quaeritur..."XV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...dedit, prostituta porrexit'; o quam timueram, ne diceres 'amatorium sui'! consurge agedum, iuvenis, et totis corporis animique viribus..."
