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
Amphitruo
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...eloquar.~ ego pol illum ulciscar hodie Thessalum veneficum, qui pervorse perturbavit familiae mentem meae. sed ubi illest? intro..."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..."
