maleficum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →maleficus, malefica -um, maleficentior -or -us, maleficentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wicked, criminal, nefarious, evil; harmful, noxious, injurious; of black magic;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →malefica, maleficae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
witch; sorceress;
gen. pl. - Entry →maleficus, malefici:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
criminal, wrongdoer; magician, enchanter, sorcerer (L+S);
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...homine quemquam vidi magis malum et maleficum. SIM. Tun id mihi? PS. Taceo. 938a sed ego quae tibi..."Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...circumspecto, atque ego lembum conspicor longum, strigorem maleficum exornarier. NIC. Perii hercle, lembus ille mihi laedit latus. CHRYS..."Liber VI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...Sextium Paconianum praetorium perculit magno patrum gaudio, audacem maleficum, omnium secreta rimantem delectumque ab Seiano cuius ope dolus..."
