carnuficis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →carnuficus, carnufica, carnuficum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
butchering;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →carnufex, (gen.), carnuficis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tormenting, torturing; murderous, killing; deadly;
acc. pl. (m./f.)gen. sg. (all) - Entry →carnufex, carnuficis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
executioner, hangman; murderer, butcher, torturer; scoundrel, villain;
acc. pl.gen. sg.nom. pl.
Examples
Rudens
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quoque adserva ipsum, ne quo abitat; nam promisimus carnufici aut talentum magnum aut hunc hodie sistere. DAEM..."Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...media via? iam hercle ego illum excruciandum totum carnufici dabo. sane genus hoc mulierosumst tunicis demissiciis. sed adire..."
