somniferis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →somnifer, somnifera, somniferum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
inducing sleep;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all)
Examples
- P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...ictum evaluit neque eum iuvere in vulnera cantus somniferi et Marsis quaesitae montibus herbae. te nemus Angitiae, vitrea..." - P
Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...suadet; sistraque erant, numquamque satis quaesitus Osiris, plenaque somniferis serpens peregrina venenis. tum velut excussam somno et manifesta..."