amatrice
Dictionary entries
- Entry →amatrix, (gen.), amatricis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
amorous; (applied to things);
abl. sg. (all) - Entry →amatrix, amatricis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sweetheart, mistress; hussy; woman who loves (in sexual sense);
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Endymion? Exutusve puer pinnis labentibus? aut qui Odit amatrices Hermaphroditus aquas? Quid te vana iuvant miserae ludibria chartae..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...bene quod silua colitur Tirynthius ista et quod amatrices tam prope seruat aquas! Securus licet hos fontes, Argynne..."
