meretrix
Dictionary entries
- Entry →meretrix, meretricis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
courtesan, kept woman; public prostitute; harlot;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
- T
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...ficta est, infecta est tamen; nimioque sibi mulier meretrix repperit odium ocius sua inmunditia, quam in perpetuom..." - T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...SERVVS SAGARISTIO SERVVS SATVRIO PARASITVS SOPHOCLIDISCA ANCILLA LEMNISELENIS MERETRIX PAEGNIVM PVER VIRGO DORDALVS LENO ARGVMENTVM Profecto domino suos..." - T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE TRANIO SERVVS GRVMIO SERVVS PHILOLACHES ADVLESCENS PHILEMATIVM MERETRIX SCAPHA ANCILLA CALLIDAMATES ADVLESCENS DELPHIVM MERETRIX THEOPROPIDES SENEX MISARGYRIDES..." - T
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...DEMIPHO SENEX LYSIMACHVS SENEX SERVVS EVTYCHVS ADVLESCENS PASICOMPSA MERETRIX DORIPPA MATRONA SYRA ANVS COCVS ARGVMENTVM I Missus mercatum..." - T
Menaechmi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE PENICVLVS PARASITVS MENAECHMVS MENAECHMVS (SOSICLES) EROTIUM MERETRIX CYLINDRUS COCVS MESSENIO SERVVS ANCILLA MATRONA SENEX MEDICVS ARGVMENTVM Mercator..." - T
Cistellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE SELENIVM MERETRIX GYMNASIVM MERETRIX LENA AVXILIVM DEVS ALCESIMARCHVS ADVLESCENS SERVVS SENEX LAMPADIO SERVVS MELAENIS LENA PHANOSTRATA MATRONA..." - T
Captivi
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...versus, immemorabiles; hic neque periurus leno est nec meretrix mala neque miles gloriosus; ne vereamini, quia bellum Aetolis..." - T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...PERSONAE DINIARCHVS ADVLESCENS ASTAPHIVM ANCILLA TRVCVLENTVS SERVVS PHRONESIVM MERETRIX STRATOPHANES MILES CYAMVS SERVVS STRABAX ADVLESCENS CALLICLES SENEX ANCILLAE..."