blanditae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →blanditus, blandita, blanditum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
pleasant, agreeable, charming;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.) - Entry →blandio, blandire, blandivi, blanditus:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
flatter, delude; fawn; coax, urge, behave/speak ingratiatingly; allure; please;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →blandior, blandiri, blanditus sum:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
flatter, delude; fawn; coax, urge, behave/speak ingratiatingly; allure; please;
dat. sg. perf. part.gen. sg. perf. part.nom. pl. perf. part.voc. pl. perf. part.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Caesaris decem flavos: Amplexa collum basioque tam longo Blandita, quam sunt nuptiae columbarum, Rogare coepit Phyllis amphoram vini..."Octavia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...uulnera reddit. Seneca Quid, impotens Fortuna, fallaci mihi blandita uultu, sorte contentum mea alte extulisti, grauius ut ruerem..."
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...Carpathio, quali te subvehat aura Doris Agenorei furtis blandita iuvenci? sed merui questus. quid enim te castra petente..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...deque suis unum famulis pudibunda vocavit, et pavidum blandita 'fer has, fidissime, nostro' dixit, et adiecit longo post..."Metamorphoses VI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Titan quinque per autumnos repetiti duxerat anni, cum blandita viro Procne 'si gratia' dixit 'ulla..."Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Venus, inmeritae neptis miserata labores, sic patruo blandita suo est 'o numen aquarum, proxima cui caelo cessit, Neptune..."
