unctus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →unctus, uncta, unctum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
oily, greasy; anointed, oiled;
nom. sg. (m.) - 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;
nom. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quantum poterit plauserit, Ei pro scorto supponetur ircus unctus nautea..."Liber IX
Aulus Gellius
"...syllaba pronuntiantur, sicuti "lego, lectus" facit "lectito"; "ungo, unctus" "unctito"; "scribo, scriptus" "scriptito"; "moveo, motus" "motito"; "pendeo, pensus..."Liber V
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...aratro transferuntur: in primo deficit pulvere ille unctus et nitidus. Severior loci disciplina firmat ingenium aptumque magnis conatibus..."
