solatium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →solatium, solati(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
comfort, solace; relief in sorrow/misfortune; source of comfort/consolation;; consolation for disappointment/deprivation; compensation/indemnification;
acc. sg.gen. pl.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber XXV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...inferos misisset, eum decus eximium, egregium solatium suae morti inuenturum. inter haec dicta paludamento circa laeuum bracchium intorto..."Liber V
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...largitio sperni coepta, quia spei maioris avertendae solatium obiectum censebant: cur enim relegari plebem in Volscos cum pulcherrima..."Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...quid durius accipienti videretur, ipse vibrares. Quid quum solatium fessis, aegris opem ferres? Non tibi moris tua inire..."