unctum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →unctus, uncta, unctum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
oily, greasy; anointed, oiled;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →ungo, ungere, unxi, unctus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
anoint/rub (w/oil/unguent); smear with oil/grease; dress (food w/oil); add oil;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...merito gratiam regi refert. ten asymbolum venire unctum atque lautum e balineis, otiosum ab animo, quom ille..."Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...diliges ex duobus aeque bonis viris nitidum et unctum quam pulverulentum et horrentem; deinde hoc usque pervenies..."
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...salibusque protervumdilexi: meus ille, meus. tellure cadentemaspexi atque unctum genitali carmine fovi, 70poscentemque novas tremulis ululatibus aurasinserui vitae..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...inproba Thebis ex testamento sic est elata: cadaver unctum oleo largo nudis umeris tulit heres, scilicet elabi..."Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...diues positis in fenore nummis. Si uero est unctum qui recte ponere possit et spondere leui pro paupere..."
