veneficum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →veneficus, venefica, veneficum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
of/connected with sorcery/charms, sorcerous, magic; poisoning, poisonous;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →venefica, veneficae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
witch, sorceress, enchantress; hag; jade; poisoner (female); mixer of poisons;
gen. pl. - Entry →veneficus, venefici:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sorcerer, wizard, enchanter; poisoner; mixer of poisons; rogue;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
- T
Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...eloquar.~ ego pol illum ulciscar hodie Thessalum veneficum, qui pervorse perturbavit familiae mentem meae. sed ubi illest? intro..." - M
X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...numquam matri tuae umbra nec manes, si modo veneficum pondus et terris omnibus verba graviora mago patiente discusseris..."
